Proverbs 16:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

People might plan what they want to say, but it is the Lord who gives them the right words.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:21

People might make many plans, but what the Lord says is what will happen.

Proverbs 16:9

People can plan what they want to do, but it is the Lord who guides their steps.

Philippians 2:13

Yes, it is God who is working in you. He helps you want to do what pleases him, and he gives you the power to do it.

Proverbs 20:24

The Lord guides our steps, and we never know where he will lead us.

Jeremiah 10:23

Lord, I know that our lives do not belong to us. We have no control over what happens.

Proverbs 21:1

To the Lord, a king’s mind is like a ditch used to water the fields. He can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.

Psalm 119:36

Give me the desire to follow your rules, not the desire to get rich.

Exodus 4:15

I will tell you what to say. Then you will tell Aaron, and I will help him say it well. I will tell both of you what to do.

Ezra 7:27

Blessed is the Lord, the God of our ancestors. He put the idea into the king’s heart to honor the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem.

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you have heard what the poor want. Listen to their prayers, and do what they ask.

Nehemiah 1:11

So, Lord, please listen to my prayer. And listen to the prayers of all your other servants who are happy to honor you. Help me today as I ask the king for help. Make him pleased with me so that he will be kind and give me what I ask for.” At that time, I was the king’s wine servant.

2 Chronicles 18:31

During the battle, the commanders saw King Jehoshaphat and thought he was the king of Israel. So they went to kill him. Jehoshaphat started shouting, and the Lord helped him. God made the chariot commanders turn away from Jehoshaphat.

2 Corinthians 8:16

I thank God because he gave Titus the same love for you that I have.

Proverbs 15:33

Wisdom teaches you to respect the Lord. You must be humbled before you can be honored.

2 Samuel 7:5

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.

Job 17:11

My life is passing away, and my plans are destroyed. My hope is gone.