Proverbs 21:1-2

On Life and Conduct

1 The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He ¹turns it wherever * * He wishes.

2 ²Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD ³weighs the hearts.

Proverbs 21:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 9

This chapter relates a second vision Solomon had at Gibeon, in which he received an answer to his prayer in the preceding chapter, 1Ki 9:1-9 that passed between him and Hiram king of Tyre, 1Ki 9:10-14, the places that Solomon built or repaired, 1Ki 9:15-19, the Canaanitish people that became bondmen to him, and the officers he had among the children of Israel, 1Ki 9:20-23 the removal of Pharaoh's daughter to the house built for her, 1Ki 9:24. Solomon's attention to religious services, 1Ki 9:25 and the navy of ships he employed, which brought him in great riches, 1Ki 9:26-28.

Cross References

• 1. Ezra 6:22
• 2. Proverbs 16:2
• 3. Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 24:12; Luke 16:15