Proverbs 16:9

New King James Version

A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:21

There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

Psalm 37:23

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.

Proverbs 16:1

The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Proverbs 20:24

A man’s steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his own way?

Jeremiah 10:23

O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the Lord.

Isaiah 46:10

Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.

1 Samuel 9:16

“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

2 Chronicles 22:7

His going to Joram was God’s occasion for Ahaziah’s downfall; for when he arrived, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.