Proverbs 16:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 22:7

Now by the purpose of God, Ahaziah's journey to see Jehoram was the cause of his downfall: for when he came there, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, who had been marked out by the Lord for the destruction of the family of Ahab.

Psalm 37:23

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

Proverbs 16:1

The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

Proverbs 19:21

A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

Proverbs 20:24

A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Proverbs 21:30

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

Isaiah 46:10

Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;

Jeremiah 10:23

O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

1 Samuel 9:16

Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and on him you are to put the holy oil, making him ruler over my people Israel, and he will make my people safe from the hands of the Philistines: for I have seen the sorrow of my people, whose cry has come up to me.