Jeremiah 10:23

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:24 : 24 The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?
  • Prov 16:1 : 1 The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.
  • Ps 37:23 : 23 The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.
  • Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me! 117 Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually.
  • Ps 17:5 : 5 I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

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    23 The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

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    12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

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    25 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

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    2 All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

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    11 The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.

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    5 I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

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    1 The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.

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    21 There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

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    19 You walked through the sea; you passed through the surging waters, but left no footprints.

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