Proverbs 19:21
19 A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
20 Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
22 The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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 the LORD’s counsel will prevail.
- ASV
- There are many devices in a man`s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
- DARBY
- Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
- BLB
- Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, and the counsel of YHWH, it will stand.
- ÅB
- Det er mange tanker i en manns hjerte, men Herrens råd skal få fremgang.
- OTB
- Mange er planene i en persons hjerte, men det er Herrens hensikt som vil stå fast.
- B1930
- Det er mange tanker i en manns hjerte, men Herrens råd skal få fremgang.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:24
The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
Read in contextProverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 33:10–11
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:10
I 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.’
Read in contextProverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Read in contextEphesians 1:11
In 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,
Read in contextJob 23:13
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
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