Proverbs 19:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

Many deuises are in a mans heart: but the counsell of the Lord shall stand.

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  • Prov 16:1 : 1 The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.
  • Prov 16:9 : 9 The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.
  • Isa 14:24 : 24 The Lorde of hostes hath sworne, saying, Surely like as I haue purposed, so shall it come to passe, and as I haue consulted, it shall stand:
  • Ps 33:10-11 : 10 The Lorde breaketh the counsell of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the deuices of the people. 11 The counsell of the Lord shall stand for euer, and the thoughts of his heart throughout all ages.
  • Isa 14:26-27 : 26 This is the counsell that is consulted vpon the whole worlde, and this is the hande stretched out ouer all the nations, 27 Because the Lorde of hostes hath determined it, and who shall disanull it? and his hande is stretched out, and who shall turne it away?
  • Job 23:13 : 13 Yet he is in one minde, & who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 Which declare the last thing from the beginning: and from of olde, the things that were not done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I will doe whatsoeuer I will.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In whom also we are chosen when we were predestinate according to ye purpose of him, which worketh all things after the counsell of his owne will,
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisedome, neither vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord.
  • Eccl 7:29 : 29 (7:31) Onely loe, this haue I founde, that God hath made man righteous: but they haue sought many inuentions.
  • Acts 5:38-39 : 38 And nowe I say vnto you, Refraine your selues from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsell, or this worke be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God.
  • Prov 12:2 : 2 A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 For they intended euill against thee, and imagined mischiefe, but they shall not preuaile.
  • Gen 37:19-20 : 19 For they sayd one to another, Behold, this dreamer commeth. 20 Come now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him into some pitte, and wee will say, A wicked beast hath deuoured him: then wee shall see, what will come of his dreames.
  • Gen 50:20 : 20 When ye thought euill against mee, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to passe, as it is this day, and saue much people aliue.
  • Esth 9:25 : 25 And when she came before the King, he commanded by letters, Let this wicked deuise (which he imagined against the Iewes) turne vpon his owne head, and let them hang him and his sonnes on the tree.
  • Gen 45:4-8 : 4 Againe, Ioseph sayde to his brethren, Come neere, I pray you, to mee; they came neere; he sayde, I am Ioseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 5 Nowe therefore be not sad, neither grieued with your selues, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you for your preseruation. 6 For nowe two yeeres of famine haue bene through ye land, and fiue yeeres are behind, wherein neither shalbe earing nor haruest. 7 Wherefore God sent me before you to preserue your posteritie in this land, & to saue you aliue by a great deliuerance. 8 Now the you sent not me hither, but God, who hath made mee a father vnto Pharaoh, and lorde of all his house, and ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
  • Ps 83:4 : 4 They haue said, Come and let vs cut them off from being a nation: and let the name of Israel be no more in remembrance.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 (4:32) And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and according to his will he worketh in the armie of heauen, and in the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, nor say vnto him, What doest thou?
  • Dan 11:24-25 : 24 He shall enter into the quiet and plentifull prouince, and he shall doe that which his fathers haue not done, nor his fathers fathers: he shal deuide among them the pray and the spoyle, and the substance, yea, and he shall forecast his deuises against the strong holdes, euen for a time. 25 Also he shal stirre vp his power and his courage against the King of the South with a great armie, and the King of the South shall be stirred vp to battell with a very great and mightie armie: but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast and practise against him.
  • Matt 26:4-5 : 4 And consulted together that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kill him. 5 But they sayd, Not on the feast day, least any vprore be among the people.
  • Matt 27:63-64 : 63 And said, Syr, we remember that that deceiuer saide, while he was yet aliue, Within three dayes I will rise. 64 Command therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure vntill the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steale him away, and say vnto the people, He is risen from the dead: so shall the last errour be worse then the first.
  • Acts 4:27-28 : 27 For doutlesse, against thine holy Sonne Iesus, whome thou haddest anoynted, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel gathered themselues together, 28 To doe whatsoeuer thine hand, and thy counsell had determined before to be done.
  • Isa 7:6-7 : 6 Let vs goe vp against Iudah, and let vs waken them vp, and make a breach therein for vs, and set a King in the mids thereof, euen the sonne of Tabeal. 7 Thus sayth the Lorde God, It shall not stand, neither shall it be.
  • Heb 6:17-18 : 17 So God, willing more aboundantly to shew vnto the heires of promes the stablenes of his counsell, bound himselfe by an othe, 18 That by two immutable things, wherein it is vnpossible that God should lye, we might haue strong consolation, which haue our refuge to lay holde vpon that hope that is set before vs,
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And a stone to stumble at, and a rocke of offence, euen to them which stumble at the woorde, being disobedient, vnto the which thing they were euen ordeined.
  • Jude 1:4 : 4 For there are certaine men crept in, which were before of olde ordeined to this condemnation: vngodly men they are which turne the grace of our God into wantonnesse, and denie God the onely Lord, and our Lord Iesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:9
    79%

    9The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.

  • Ps 33:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10The Lorde breaketh the counsell of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the deuices of the people.

    11The counsell of the Lord shall stand for euer, and the thoughts of his heart throughout all ages.

  • Prov 19:20
    77%

    20Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende.

  • Prov 15:22
    76%

    22Without cousel thoughts come to nought: but in the multitude of counsellers there is stedfastnesse.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.

    2Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

  • Prov 21:29-31
    3 verses
    76%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the iust, he will direct his way.

    30There is no wisedome, neither vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord.

    31The horse is prepared against the day of battell: but saluation is of the Lord.

  • Prov 16:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.

    2All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.

    3Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.

  • Prov 20:5
    75%

    5The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.

  • Prov 29:26
    74%

    26Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.

  • Prov 20:18
    73%

    18Establish the thoughtes by counsell: and by counsell make warre.

  • Prov 19:22
    73%

    22That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.

  • Prov 5:21
    73%

    21For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Prov 20:24
    71%

    24The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

  • Prov 12:20
    71%

    20Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellers of peace shall be ioye.

  • Prov 24:6
    71%

    6For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health.

  • Prov 12:5
    70%

    5The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.

  • Prov 14:12
    70%

    12There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 12:2
    70%

    2A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

  • Prov 23:19
    70%

    19O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

  • Nah 1:11
    70%

    11There commeth one out of thee that imagineth euill against the Lorde, euen a wicked counsellour.

  • Prov 16:33
    70%

    33The lot is cast into the lappe: but the whole disposition thereof is of the Lord.

  • Prov 21:22
    70%

    22A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.

  • Prov 3:5
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    5Trust in the Lorde with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.

  • Jer 18:11-12
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    11Speake thou nowe therefore vnto the men of Iudah, and to the inhabitants of Ierusalem, saying, Thus saith ye Lord, Behold, I prepare a plague for you, and purpose a thing against you: returne you therefore euery one from his euill way, and make your wayes and your workes good.

    12But they sayde desperately, Surely wee will walke after our owne imaginations, and doe euery man after the stubburnnesse of his wicked heart.

  • Isa 28:29
    70%

    29This also commeth from the Lorde of hostes, which is wonderfull in counsell, and excellent in workes.

  • Jer 10:23
    69%

    23O Lord, I knowe, that the way of man is not in himselfe, neyther is it in man to walke and to direct his steps.

  • Jer 17:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?

    10I the Lord search the heart, and try ye reines, euen to giue euery man according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes.

  • Prov 17:3
    69%

    3As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.

  • Ps 94:11
    69%

    11The Lord knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are vanitie.

  • Prov 11:14
    69%

    14Where no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellers are, there is health.

  • Job 22:18
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    18Yet hee filled their houses with good things: but let the counsell of the wicked be farre from me.

  • Prov 16:25
    69%

    25There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.

  • Jer 32:19
    69%

    19Great in counsell, & mightie in worke, (for thine eyes are open vpon all the wayes of ye sonnes of men, to giue to euery one according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes)

  • Job 23:13
    69%

    13Yet he is in one minde, & who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.

  • Ps 37:23
    69%

    23The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.

  • Isa 8:10
    68%

    10Take counsell together, yet it shall be brought to nought: pronounce a decree, yet shall it not stand: for God is with vs.

  • Prov 28:26
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    26Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but he that walketh in wisdome, shall be deliuered.

  • Job 18:7
    68%

    7The steps of his strength shalbe restrained, and his owne counsell shall cast him downe.

  • Jer 17:5
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    5Thus saith the Lord, Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arme, and withdraweth his heart from the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 3:20
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    20And againe, The Lord knoweth that the thoughtes of the wise be vaine.