Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Many purposes in a man's heart: and the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Holman Bible
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
International Standard Version
Many plans occupy the mind of a man, but the LORD's purposes will prevail.
A Conservative Version
There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of LORD, that shall stand.
American Standard Version
There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Amplified
Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
Bible in Basic English
A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
Darby Translation
Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
King James 2000
There are many plans in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
Modern King James verseion
There are many purposes in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah shall stand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD shall stand.
NET Bible
There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
New Heart English Bible
There are many plans in a man's heart, but the LORD's counsel will prevail.
The Emphasized Bible
Many are the devices in a man's heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.
Webster
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
World English Bible
There are many plans in a man's heart, but Yahweh's counsel will prevail.
Youngs Literal Translation
Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
Themes
Counsel » The counsel(s) of the lord
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are immutable
divine Counsels » Divine counsels, immutable
God » Examples of Leadership » Immutable
Plans of men » Plans, examples of » The natural man
Presumptuous plans » Examples of » The natural man
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Ordering the ways of men
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:21
Prayers for Proverbs 19:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others
20 Hear counsel and receive instruction, so that thou shalt be wise in thy latter state. 21 Many purposes in a man's heart: and the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand. 22 The desire of man his mercy: and the poor good above the man of falsehood.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 33:10-11
Jehovah made vain the counsel of the nations: he brought the purposes of the peoples to nought
Proverbs 16:9
The heart of man will purpose his ways, and Jehovah will prepare his steps.
Isaiah 14:26-27
This the counsel being counseled upon all the land: and this the hand stretched out upon all the nations.
Job 23:13
And he is in one, and who shall turn him back? and his soul desired, and he will do.
Proverbs 16:1
To man the dispositions of the heart, and the answer of the tongue from Jehovah.
Isaiah 14:24
Jehovah of armies sware, saying, If not as I purposed thus it was, and as I counseled, this shall stand:
Isaiah 46:10
Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:
Genesis 37:19-20
And a man will say to his brother, Behold, this lord of dreams coming.
Genesis 45:4-8
And Joseph will say to his brethren, Come near now to me: and they will come near, and he will say, I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold me into Egypt
Genesis 50:20
And you, ye even purposed evil against me; God purposed it for good, for the sake of doing as this day, to preserve alive much people.
Esther 9:25
And in her coming before the king, he said by letter he will turn back his purpose of evil that he purposed against the Jews upon his head: and they hung him and his sons upon the tree.
Psalm 21:11
For they stretched out evil upon thee: they purposed a device, they will not prevail.
Psalm 83:4
They said, Come, and we will cut them off from a nation; and the name of Israel shall no more be remembered.
Proverbs 12:2
The good shall obtain acceptance from Jehovah: and the man of mischief he will condemn.
Proverbs 21:1
Steams of waters the heart of the king, in the hand of Jehovah: upon all which he shall delight in he will turn it
Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom and no understanding, and no counsel against Jehovah.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Only see, this I found, that God made man upright; and they sought out many purposes.
Isaiah 7:6-7
We will go up against Judah and terrify her and subdue her for us, and we will make a king in the midst of her, the son of Tabeal:
Daniel 4:35
And all the generations of the earth being reckoned as nothing: and doing according to his station in the army of the heavens, and the generations of the earth: and there is none that shall strike upon his hand, and say to him, What didst thou?
Daniel 11:24-25
And in security and in fatnesses of the province shall he come; and he did what his fathers did not, and the fathers of his fathers; the prey and spoil and property shall he scatter to them: and against the fortifications he shall reckon his purposes, and even to a time.
Matthew 26:4-5
And they counselled together, that they might obtain Jesus by stratagem, and might kill.
Matthew 27:63-64
Saying, Lord, we remember that that impostor said, yet living, After three days, I arise.
Acts 4:27-28
For against the truth were they gathered together against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and peoples of Israel,
Acts 5:38-39
And now say I to you, Depart from these men, and leave them; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it shall be destroyed:
Ephesians 1:11
In whom also we were cast by lot, determined beforehand according to the purpose of him performing all things according to the counsel of his will:
Hebrews 6:17-18
In which God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the firmness of his counsel, he intervened by an oath:
1 Peter 2:8
And a stone of stumble, and rock of offence, they disbelieving the word stumble: to which also they were set.
Jude 1:4
For certain men entered in by stealth, long ago written of beforehand for judgment, irreligious, having changed the grace of our God into licentiousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.