Proverbs 16:9

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

Cross References

Proverbs 19:21

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

Psalm 37:23

The Lord shows us how we should live, and he is pleased when he sees people living that way.

Proverbs 16:1

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

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 21:30

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

Isaiah 46:10

“In the beginning, I told you what would happen in the end. A long time ago, I told you things that have not happened yet. When I plan something, it happens. I do whatever I want to do.

Proverbs 16:8

It is better to be poor and do right than to be rich and do wrong.

1 Samuel 9:16

“At this time tomorrow I will send a man to you. He will be from the tribe of Benjamin. You must anoint 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, and I have heard their cries for help.”

2 Chronicles 22:7

God caused Ahaziah’s death when he went to visit Joram. Ahaziah arrived and went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi. The Lord chose Jehu to destroy Ahab’s family.

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.