Proverbs 19:21
New Living Translation
21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Jeremiah 10:23
New Living Translation
Jeremiah’s Prayer
23 I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own.
We are not able to plan our own course.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
New Living Translation
The Future—Determined and Unknown
10 Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.
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Ecclesiastes 11:5
New Living Translation
5 Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,[a] so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.
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- 11:5 Some manuscripts read Just as you cannot understand how breath comes to a tiny baby in its mother’s womb.
Ecclesiastes 10:14
New Living Translation
14 they chatter on and on.
No one really knows what is going to happen;
no one can predict the future.
Proverbs 16:33
New Living Translation
33 We may throw the dice,[a]
but the Lord determines how they fall.
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- 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.
Proverbs 16:1
New Living Translation
16 We can make our own plans,
but the Lord gives the right answer.
Proverbs 16:9
New Living Translation
9 We can make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.
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