13 Bible Verses about Man's Purposes

For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

But the soul who acts with a high hand, whether of the native or of the alien, the same blasphemes Jehovah. And that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

And Jehovah said to my father David, Because it was in your heart to build a house to My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to teach statutes and judgments in Israel.

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Therefore we are also laboring to be well-pleasing to Him, whether at home or away from home.

Each one, as he purposes in his heart, let him give; not of grief, or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience,

For God gave into their hearts to do His mind, and to act with one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast until the Words of God will be fulfilled.

For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.

Yet he does not plan this, nor does his heart think so. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off not a few nations.

And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God.

And David the king stood up on his feet and said, Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building.