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The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh

"Yahweh controls the king's heart as a man directs water for irrigation"

The king's heart

"The king's thoughts and actions"

General Information

Chapter 21 continues the section which is attributed to Solomon and is filled mainly with short, individual proverbs that run along common themes, often including contrasting elements: wise/foolish, money, lazy/diligent, truth telling, wicked/righteous, sluggard, pride/humility, integrity/crookedness.