Proverbs 19:21

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

ASV

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

LSV

The purposes in a man’s heart [are] many, || And the counsel of YHWH—it stands.

YLT

Many [are] the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

DBY

Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.

DRC

There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.

GNV

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

JPS

There are many devices in a man's heart; but the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

LXXE

There are many thoughts in a man's heart; but the counsel of the Lord abides for ever.

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WLC

רַבּ֣וֹת מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת בְּלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וַעֲצַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תָקֽוּם׃

LXX-Br

Πολλοὶ λογισμοὶ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρὸς, ἡ δὲ βουλὴ τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μένει.

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• Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
• 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.
• Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
• Psalms 33:10–11The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
• 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.’
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
• Ephesians 1:11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
• Job 23:13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
• Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
• Isaiah 14:26–27This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
• Acts 5:38–39So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find…
• 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?’”
• Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. They carried out what Your hand and will had…
• Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
• Ecclesiastes 7:29Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
• 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.

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