Proverbs 16:1

Good News Translation

We may make our plans, but God has the last word.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:5

“Go and tell my servant David that I say to him, ‘You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in.

2 Chronicles 18:31

So when they saw King Jehoshaphat, they all thought that he was the king of Israel, and they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat gave a shout, and the Lord God rescued him and turned the attack away from him.

Ezra 7:27

Ezra said, “Praise the Lord, the God of our ancestors! He has made the emperor willing to honor in this way the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:11

Listen now to my prayer and to the prayers of all your other servants who want to honor you. Give me success today and make the emperor merciful to me.” In those days I was the emperor's wine steward.

Job 17:11

My days have passed; my plans have failed; my hope is gone.

Psalm 10:17

You will listen, O Lord, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

Psalm 119:36

Give me the desire to obey your laws rather than to get rich.

Exodus 4:15

You can speak to him and tell him what to say. I will help both of you to speak, and I will tell you both what to do.

Proverbs 15:33

Reverence for the Lord is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors.

Proverbs 16:9

You may make your plans, but God directs your actions.

Proverbs 19:21

People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord's will is going to be done.

Proverbs 20:24

The Lord has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?

Proverbs 21:1

The Lord controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.

Jeremiah 10:23

Lord, I know that none of us are in charge of our own destiny; none of us have control over our own life.

2 Corinthians 8:16

How we thank God for making Titus as eager as we are to help you!

Philippians 2:13

because God is always at work in you to make you willing and able to obey his own purpose.