Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 19 connects to 10 cross-references. Proverbs on wisdom, patience, and relationships: it is better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's speech. Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord. A wise wife is from the Lord. …
Other Translations
There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Many <FI>are<Fi> the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
Cross References
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil …
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, …
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to …
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as …
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the …
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.