Proverbs 16:9

Easy To Read Version

A person can make plans about the things that he wants to do. But it is the Lord who decides what will happen.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 22:7

God caused Ahaziah’s {\cf2\super [252]} death when he went to visit Joram. Ahaziah arrived and went out with Joram to meet Jehu. Jehu’s father’s name was Nimshi. The Lord chose Jehu to destroy Ahab’s family.

Psalm 37:23

The Lord helps a soldier walk carefully.\par The Lord keeps the soldier from falling.\par

Proverbs 16:1

People make their plans. But it is the Lord who makes those things happen.

Proverbs 16:8

It is better to gain only a little the right way than to gain much through cheating.

Proverbs 19:21

People get a lot of ideas, but only the Lord’s plan will happen.

Proverbs 20:24

The Lord decides what happens to every person. So how can any person understand what happens in his life?

Proverbs 21:1

\{Farmers dig small ditches to water their fields. They change where the water goes by closing different ditches.\} The Lord controls a king’s mind just like that. The Lord can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.

Isaiah 46:10

“In the beginning, I told you about the things that will happen in the end. A long time ago, I told you things that had not yet happened. When I plan something—that thing happens. I do the things I want to do.

Jeremiah 10:23

Lord, I know that a person does not really own his life.\par People don’t really know the right way to live.\par

1 Samuel 9:16

“At this time tomorrow I will send a man to you. He will be from the family group of Benjamin. You must anoint [98] him and make him the new leader over my people Israel. This man will save my people from the Philistines. I have seen my people suffering. I have listened to the cries from my people.”