'Plans' in the Bible

to create plans for work in gold, silver, and bronze,

The Lord will judge his people, and will change his plans concerning his servants; when he sees that their power has disappeared, and that no one is left, whether confined or set free.

David knew that Saul was devising evil plans against him, and so he told Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod."

We will certainly die and be like water poured out on the ground, which can’t be recovered. But God would not take away a life; He would devise plans so that the one banished from Him does not remain banished.

and the Temple was completely finished according to its plans and specifications in the eighth month of the eleventh year of Solomon's reign, that is, during the month of Bul. It took about seven years to build.

He made ten identical water carts by using the same plans, castings, and shapes for all of them.

King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. When he saw the altar that was in Damascus, King Ahaz sent a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction to Uriah the priest.

Uriah the priest built an altar, following the plans that King Ahaz had sent him from Damascus and finishing the altar before King Ahaz returned from Damascus.

Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple and its buildings, treasuries, upper rooms, inner rooms, and a room for the mercy seat.

The plans contained everything he had in mind for the courts of the Lord’s house, all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of God’s house, and the treasuries for what is dedicated.

Also included were plans for the divisions of the priests and the Levites; all the work of service in the Lord’s house; all the articles of service of the Lord’s house;

the weight of refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread out their wings and cover the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

"All of these things the LORD made clear to me in writing at his direction the construction plans for all of the building."

After Solomon finished building the Lord's temple and the royal palace, and accomplished all his plans for the Lord's temple and his royal palace,

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel replied, "You have no part in our plans for building a temple to our God, because we alone will build to the LORD, the God of Israel, in accordance with the decree issued by King Cyrus, king of Persia."

They also bribed officials to act against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of King Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of King Darius of Persia.

Our opponents heard that we had learned about them, that God had brought their plans to failure, and that each and every one of us had come to work on the wall.

and she said, "If it is good to the king, and if I have found favor before him, and if the king is pleased with this matter, and {I have his approval}, let [an edict] be written to revoke the letters of the plans of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that [are] in all the provinces of the king.

For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised plans against the Jews to destroy them. He had cast pur (that is, the lot) in order to afflict and destroy them.

He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds.

He traps the wise in their craftinessso that the plans of the deceptiveare quickly brought to an end.

Is it good for You to oppress,to reject the work of Your hands,and favor the plans of the wicked?

“He makes [great and scheming] counselors walk barefootAnd makes fools of judges.

My days have slipped by;my plans have been ruined,even the things dear to my heart.

“The vigorous stride will be shortened,And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.

"Look! I know your thoughts, your plans are going to harm me.

For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans.

What -- thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.

“They break up and clutter my path [upsetting my plans],They profit from my destruction;No one restrains them.

The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).

Treat them as guilty, O God; let them fall because of their plans. Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies --

He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,but the Lord is his refuge.

May he give you what your heart desires, and may he fulfill all your plans.

The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,the plans of His heart from generation to generation.

Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.He sets himself on a path that is not goodand does not reject evil.

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,by the man who carries out evil plans.

[The] wicked plans [evil] against the righteous, and gnashes at him [with] his teeth.

Lord my God, You have done many things—Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;none can compare with You.If I were to report and speak of them,they are more than can be told.

Even though I am afflicted and needy,Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.You are my help and my rescuer.O my God, do not delay.

For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: "David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech." Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!

Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."

Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

They devise wicked schemes, saying, "We have completed our plans, hiding them deep in our hearts."

So I gave them over to their stubborn heartsto follow their own plans.

They make shrewd plans against Your people,And conspire together against Your treasured ones.

How great are your works, O Lord! Your plans are very intricate!

He revealed his plans to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.

But they quickly forgot His works;They did not [patiently] wait for His counsel and purpose [to be revealed regarding them],

He delivered them many times, but they demonstrated rebellion by their evil plans; therefore they sunk deep in their sins.

Those who pursue evil plans come near;they are far from Your instruction.

who craft evil plans in their minds, inciting wars every day.

Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude

When his breath leaves him,he returns to the ground;on that day his plans die.

a heart crafting evil plans, feet running swiftly to wickedness,

The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly and without self-control,And a man of wicked schemes is hated.

Plans fail when there is no counsel,but with many advisers they succeed.

The Lord detests the plans of an evil man,but pleasant words are pure.

The plans of the heart belong to man,But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Commit your activities to the Lord,and your plans will be achieved.

A man’s heart plans his way,but the Lord determines his steps.

Many plans are in a man’s heart,but the Lord’s decree will prevail.

Finalize plans with counsel,and wage war with sound guidance.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

The LORD watches over anyone with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the unfaithful.

For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

The person who plans on doing evil will be called a schemer.

The devising of folly is sin,And the scoffer is repulsive to men.

For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]?

Whatever your hand finds to do--do [it] with [all] your might; for in Sheol--where you are going--no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.

But this is not what he intends;this is not what he plans.It is his intent to destroyand to cut off many nations.

The Lord's spirit will rest on him -- a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.

Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it,and I will frustrate its plans.Then they will seek idols, ghosts,spirits of the dead, and spiritists.

The land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt. Everyone to whom mention is made of it will be afraid, because of the plans of Yahweh of Armies, which he determines against it.

Yahweh, You are my God;I will exalt You. I will praise Your name,for You have accomplished wonders,plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

Woe to those who go to great lengthsto hide their plans from the Lord.They do their works in darkness,and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”

"Oh, you stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out plans but they are not mine, and who make alliances but not by my Spirit, piling sin upon sin.

For a fool speaks disgraceful things; his mind plans out sinful deeds. He commits godless deeds and says misleading things about the Lord; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.

A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.

But a noble person plans noble things;he stands up for noble causes.

I say that your strategy and military preparedness are mere words. What are you now relying on that you have rebelled against me?

“You are wearied by your many counsels.Just let the astrologers,The stargazers,Those who predict by the new moons [each month]Stand up and save you from the things that will come upon you [Babylon].

Listen carefully, all you who kindle your own fire [devising your own man-made plan of salvation],Who surround yourselves with torches,Walk by the light of your [self-made] fireAnd among the torches that you have set ablaze.But this you will have from My hand:You will lie down in [a place of] torment.

Why do you forget the Lord, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor?

The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.

"Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,

for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.

Listen, earth! I'm about to bring calamity on this people, on the fruit of their plans, because they didn't listen to my words and they rejected my instruction.

But they didn't listen, nor did they pay attention. They pursued their own plans, stubbornly following their own evil desires. They went backward and not forward.

Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, "Let's destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let's remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more."

So now, say to the men of Judah and to the residents of Jerusalem: This is what the Lord says: I am about to bring harm to you and make plans against you. Turn now, each from your evil way, and correct your ways and your deeds.

But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless. We will continue to follow our plans, and each of us will continue to act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or an oracle from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”

But you, Yahweh, you know {all their plans of assassination against me}. You must not make atonement for their iniquity, and you must not cause their sin to be blotted out from {before you}. But let them be overthrown {before you}. Deal with them in the time of your anger.