Nehemiah 4:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

God

Every one

Mark 13:34

Romans 12:11

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Bible References

God

Now someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness.”

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring calamity on Absalom.

“He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.

The Lord

nullifies the counsel of the nations;

He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the Lord.

“Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted;
State a proposal, but it will not stand,
For

God is with us.”

Causing the omens of boasters to fail,

Making fools out of diviners,

Causing wise men to draw back

And turning their knowledge into foolishness,

Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has commanded it?

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”;

Every one

It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.

not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,