Lamentations 3:37
English Standard Version
37 (A)Who has spoken and it came to pass,
unless the Lord has commanded it?
Lamentations 3:37
New International Version
37 Who can speak and have it happen
if the Lord has not decreed it?(A)
Psalm 33:9-11
English Standard Version
9 For (A)he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord (B)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 (C)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
Psalm 33:9-11
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Isaiah 46:10
English Standard Version
10 (A)declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, (B)‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
Isaiah 46:10
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Proverbs 16:9
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Proverbs 16:9
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9 In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)
Proverbs 19:21
English Standard Version
21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21
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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)
Daniel 4:35
English Standard Version
35 (A)all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and (B)he does according to his will among the host of heaven
and among the inhabitants of the earth;
(C)and none can stay his hand
or (D)say to him, “What have you done?”
Proverbs 21:30
English Standard Version
30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
Proverbs 21:30
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Ephesians 1:11
English Standard Version
11 In him we have obtained (A)an inheritance, (B)having been predestined (C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (D)the counsel of his will,
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Ephesians 1:11
New International Version
11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs
James 4:13-15
English Standard Version
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.”
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James 4:13-15
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Boasting About Tomorrow
13 Now listen,(A) you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”(B) 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(C) 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will,(D) we will live and do this or that.”
Romans 9:15
English Standard Version
15 For he says to Moses, (A)“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
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Romans 9:15
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