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Lamentations 3:37
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Lamentations 3:37
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37 Who can command and have it done,
if the Lord has not ordained it?(A)
Lamentations 3:37
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Lamentations 3:37
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37 Who can speak and have it happen
if the Lord has not decreed it?(A)
Psalm 33:9-11
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Psalm 33:9-11
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9 for he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.(A)
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.(B)
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.(C)
Psalm 33:9-11
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Psalm 33:9-11
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Isaiah 46:10
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Isaiah 46:10
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10 declaring the outcome from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, “My purpose shall stand,
and I will fulfill my intention,”(A)
Isaiah 46:10
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Isaiah 46:10
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Proverbs 16:9
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Proverbs 16:9
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9 The human mind plans the way,
but the Lord directs the steps.(A)
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
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Proverbs 19:21
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21 The human mind may devise many plans,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.(A)
Proverbs 19:21
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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
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Daniel 4:35
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35 All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and he does what he wills with the host of heaven
and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand
or say to him, “What have you done?”(A)
Proverbs 21:30
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Proverbs 21:30
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30 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.(A)
Proverbs 21:30
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Proverbs 21:30
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Ephesians 1:11
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Ephesians 1:11
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11 In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,[a] having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,(A)
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- 1.11 Or been made a heritage
Ephesians 1:11
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Ephesians 1:11
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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,
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- Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs
James 4:13-15
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James 4:13-15
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Boasting about Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.”(A) 14 Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(B) 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wishes, we will live and do this or that.”(C)
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James 4:13-15
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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
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Romans 9:15
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15 For he says to Moses,
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”(A)
Romans 9:15
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Romans 9:15
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