Parallel Verses

NET Bible

There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

New American Standard Bible

Many plans are in a man’s heart,
But the counsel of the Lord will stand.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Many plans are in a man’s heart,
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.

Julia Smith Translation

Many purposes in a man's heart: and the counsel of Jehovah, that shall 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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מחשׁבת מחשׁבה 
Machashabah 
Usage: 56

in a man's
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

of the Lord

Usage: 0

References

Easton

Fausets

Prayers for Proverbs 19:21

Context Readings

A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others

20 Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life. 21 There are many plans in a person's mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand. 22 What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.



Cross References

Psalm 33:10-11

The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

Proverbs 16:9

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

Isaiah 14:26-27

This is the plan I have devised for the whole earth; my hand is ready to strike all the nations."

Job 23:13

But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

Proverbs 16:1

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

Isaiah 14:24

The Lord who commands armies makes this solemn vow: "Be sure of this: Just as I have intended, so it will be; just as I have planned, it will happen.

Isaiah 46:10

who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says, 'My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,'

Genesis 37:19-20

They said to one another, "Here comes this master of dreams!

Genesis 45:4-8

Joseph said to his brothers, "Come closer to me," so they came near. Then he said, "I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

Genesis 50:20

As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

Esther 9:25

But when the matter came to the king's attention, the king gave written orders that Haman's evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

Psalm 21:11

Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

Psalm 83:4

They say, "Come on, let's annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more."

Proverbs 12:2

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.

Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.

Isaiah 7:6-7

They say, "Let's attack Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it. Then we'll set up the son of Tabeel as its king."

Daniel 4:35

All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him, 'What have you done?'

Daniel 11:24-25

In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long.

Matthew 26:4-5

They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Matthew 27:63-64

and said, "Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, 'After three days I will rise again.'

Acts 4:27-28

"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

Acts 5:38-39

So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,

Ephesians 1:11

In Christ we too have been claimed as God's own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

Hebrews 6:17-18

In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,

1 Peter 2:8

and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

Jude 1:4

For certain men have secretly slipped in among you -- men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe -- ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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