'Purposes' in the Bible

Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom;I have led you in upright paths.

A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are just (honest, reliable),But the counsels and schemes of the wicked are deceitful.

A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,But the foolishness of [shortsighted] fools is deceit.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.

The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

Many plans occupy the mind of a man, but the LORD's purposes will prevail.

Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect].