Isaiah 55:8

God's Word

“My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways,” declares the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:19

And even this you consider to be a small act, Almighty Lord. You’ve also spoken about the distant future of my house. Almighty Lord, this is the teaching about the man.

2 Kings 5:11

But Naaman became angry and left. He said, “I thought he would at least come out ⌞of his house⌟, stand somewhere, call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the ⌞infected⌟ place, and heal the skin disease.

Job 35:5

“Look at the heavens and see. Observe the clouds high above you.

Psalm 25:10

Every path of the Lord is ⌞one of⌟ mercy and truth for those who cling to his promise  and written instructions.

Psalm 33:11

The Lord’s plan stands firm forever. His thoughts stand firm in every generation.

Psalm 40:5

You have done many miraculous things, O Lord my God. You have made many wonderful plans for us. No one compares to you! I will tell others about your miracles, which are more than I can count.

Psalm 92:5

How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts!

Proverbs 21:8

The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the behavior of those who are pure is moral.

Proverbs 25:3

⌞Like⌟ the high heavens and the deep earth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.

Isaiah 14:24

The Lord of Armies has taken an oath: “It will happen exactly as I’ve intended. It will turn out exactly as I’ve planned.

Isaiah 53:6

We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.

Isaiah 58:13

If you stop trampling on the day of rest and doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the day of rest a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, by not going out when you want, and by not talking idly,

Isaiah 65:2

I stretched out my hands all day long to stubborn people. They chose to go the wrong direction. They followed their own plans.

Isaiah 66:18

Because of their actions and their thoughts, I am coming to gather the nations of every language. They will come and see my glory.

Jeremiah 3:1

A saying: If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, her first husband shouldn’t go back to her again. The land would become thoroughly polluted. “You have acted like a prostitute who has many lovers. And now you want to come back to me!” declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 18:29

“But the nation of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s way is unfair.’ Isn’t my way fair, nation of Israel? Isn’t it your ways that are unfair?

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, will praise, honor, and give glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is true, his ways are right, and he can humiliate those who act arrogantly.

Hosea 14:9

Wise people will understand these things. A person with insight will recognize them. The Lord’s ways are right. Righteous people live by them. Rebellious people stumble over them.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. God does not see as humans see. Humans look at outward appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”