Proverbs 19:21

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“Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.”

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BSBPD

“Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Many <FI>are<Fi> the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 19:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:19“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
  2. Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
  3. Genesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
  4. 2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
  5. Esther 9:25But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
  6. Job 23:13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
  7. Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
  8. Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
  9. Psalms 83:4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
  10. Proverbs 12:2The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
  11. Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
  12. Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
  13. Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
  14. Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
  15. Ecclesiastes 7:29Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
  16. Isaiah 7:6‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
  17. Isaiah 14:24The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
  18. Isaiah 14:26This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
  19. Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
  20. Ezekiel 20:32When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.
  21. Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
  22. Daniel 11:24In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
  23. Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
  24. Matthew 27:63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

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