Job 14:5
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5 Since his (A)days are determined,
and (B)the number of his months is with you,
and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,
Psalm 16:5
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Psalm 31:15
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Daniel 2:21
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21 (A)He changes times and seasons;
(B)he removes kings and sets up kings;
(C)he gives wisdom to the wise
(D)and knowledge to those who have understanding;
Jeremiah 29:11
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11 (A)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, (B)to give you a future and a hope.
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- Jeremiah 29:11 Or peace
James 4:13-16
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Boasting About Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, (A)“Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For (B)you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, (C)“If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. (D)All such boasting is evil.
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