“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
Proverbs 16:1 - Easy To Read Version People make their plans. But it is the Lord who makes those things happen. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The preparations of the heart in man, And the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE PLANS of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the [wise] answer of the tongue. American Standard Version (1901) The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. Common English Bible To people belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue. |
“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “There is Ahab, the king of Israel!” They turned toward Jehoshaphat to attack him. But Jehoshaphat shouted out, and the Lord helped him. God made the chariot commanders turn away from Jehoshaphat.
{\cf2\super [52]} Blessed is the Lord,\par the God of our ancestors.\par God put the idea into the king’s heart\par to honor the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem.\par
So Lord, please listen to my prayer. I am your servant. And please listen to the prayers of your servants that want to show respect for your name. Lord, you know I am the king’s wine servant. {\cf2\super [3]} So please help me today. Help me as I ask the king for help. Give me success and help me to be pleasing to the king.
My life is passing away.\par My plans are destroyed.\par My hope is gone.\par
Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par
Help me think about your Agreement {\cf2\super [590]} \par instead of how to get rich.\par
He will go with you to Pharaoh. I will tell you what to say. Then you will tell Aaron, and Aaron will choose the right words to speak to Pharaoh.
A person can make plans about the things that he wants to do. But it is the Lord who decides what will happen.
The Lord decides what happens to every person. So how can any person understand what happens in his life?
\{Farmers dig small ditches to water their fields. They change where the water goes by closing different ditches.\} The Lord controls a king’s mind just like that. The Lord can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.
Lord, I know that a person does not really own his life.\par People don’t really know the right way to live.\par
Yes, God is working in you. God helps you want to do the things that please him. And he gives you the power to do these things.