Proverbs 16:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We make our own plans, but the LORD decides where we will go.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:21

We may make a lot of plans, but the LORD will do what he has decided.

Psalm 37:23

If you do what the LORD wants, he will make certain each step you take is sure.

Proverbs 16:1

We humans make plans, but the LORD has the final word.

Proverbs 20:24

How can we know what will happen to us when the LORD alone decides?

Jeremiah 10:23

I know, LORD, that we humans are not in control of our own lives.

Proverbs 21:30

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can't defeat the LORD.

Isaiah 46:10

From the very beginning, I told what would happen long before it took place. I kept my word

Proverbs 16:8

It's better to be honest and poor than to be dishonest and rich.

1 Samuel 9:16

“I've seen how my people are suffering, and I've heard their call for help. About this time tomorrow I'll send you a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who will rescue my people from the Philistines. I want you to pour olive oil on his head to show that he will be their leader.”

2 Chronicles 22:7

It was during that visit that God had Ahaziah put to death. When Ahaziah arrived at Jezreel, he and Joram went to meet with Jehu, grandson of Nimshi. The LORD had already told Jehu to kill every male in Ahab's family,

Proverbs 21:1

The LORD controls rulers, just as he determines the course of rivers.