Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

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.

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.

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 Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end. 21 Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth. 22 The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.

Cross References

Psalm 33:10-11

Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

Proverbs 16:9

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

Isaiah 14:26-27

This is the counsel that is counselled for all the earth, And this is the hand that is stretched out for all the nations.

Job 23:13

And He is in one mind, And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired -- and He doth it.

Proverbs 16:1

Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

Isaiah 14:24

Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts, saying, 'As I thought -- so hath it not been? And as I counselled -- it standeth;

Isaiah 46:10

Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, 'My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'

Genesis 37:19-20

And they say one unto another, 'Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

Genesis 45:4-8

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, 'I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

Genesis 50:20

As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as at this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

Esther 9:25

and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, 'Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,' and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree,

Psalm 21:11

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

Psalm 83:4

They have said, 'Come, And we cut them off from being a nation, And the name of Israel is not remembered any more.'

Proverbs 12:2

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

Proverbs 21:1

Rivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they -- they have sought out many devices.

Isaiah 7:6-7

We go up into Judah, and we vex it, And we rend it unto ourselves, And we cause a king to reign in its midst -- The son of Tabeal.

Daniel 4:35

and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?

Daniel 11:24-25

Peaceably even into the fertile places of the province He cometh, and he hath done that which his fathers did not, nor his fathers' fathers; prey, and spoil, and substance, to them he scattereth, and against fenced places he deviseth his devices, even for a time.

Matthew 26:4-5

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill him,

Matthew 27:63-64

saying, 'Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise;

Acts 4:27-28

for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

Acts 5:38-39

and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown,

Ephesians 1:11

in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,

Hebrews 6:17-18

in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,

1 Peter 2:8

and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence -- who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, -- to which also they were set;

Jude 1:4

for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

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