Proverbs 16:1

The Message

Mortals make elaborate plans, but God has the last word.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:31

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “There he is! The king of Israel!” and took after him. Jehoshaphat yelled out, and the chariot commanders realized they had the wrong man—it wasn’t the king of Israel after all. God intervened and they let him go.

Ezra 7:27

Blessed be God, the God-of-Our-Fathers, who put it in the mind of the king to beautify The Temple of God in Jerusalem! Not only that, he caused the king and all his advisors and influential officials actually to like me and back me. My God was on my side and I was ready to go. And I organized all the leaders of Israel to go with me.

Psalm 10:17

The victim’s faint pulse picks up; the hearts of the hopeless pump red blood as you put your ear to their lips. Orphans get parents, the homeless get homes. The reign of terror is over, the rule of the gang lords is ended.

Proverbs 15:33

Fear-of-God is a school in skilled living— first you learn humility, then you experience glory.

Proverbs 16:9

We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it.

Proverbs 19:21

We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but God’s purpose prevails.

Proverbs 20:24

The very steps we take come from God; otherwise how would we know where we’re going?

Proverbs 21:1

Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.

Jeremiah 10:23

I know, God, that mere mortals can’t run their own lives, That men and women don’t have what it takes to take charge of life. So correct us, God, as you see best. Don’t lose your temper. That would be the end of us. Vent your anger on the godless nations, who refuse to acknowledge you, And on the people who won’t pray to you— The very ones who’ve made a meal out of Jacob, yes, made a meal And devoured him whole, people and pastures alike.