The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

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The Lord is watching everywhere,
    keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

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16 The reflections of the heart belong to mankind,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.(A)

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16 We can make our own plans,
    but the Lord gives the right answer.

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The Lord has prepared everything for his purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.(A)

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The Lord has made everything for his own purposes,
    even the wicked for a day of disaster.

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A person’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.(A)

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We can make our plans,
    but the Lord determines our steps.

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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.(A)

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33 We may throw the dice,[a]
    but the Lord determines how they fall.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.

21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(A)

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21 You can make many plans,
    but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

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30 No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel
will prevail against the Lord.(A)

31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle,(B)
but victory comes from the Lord.(C)

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30 No human wisdom or understanding or plan
    can stand against the Lord.

31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
    but the victory belongs to the Lord.

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12 The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.

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12 The Lord preserves those with knowledge,
    but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.

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27 Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.(A)

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27 Don’t brag about tomorrow,
    since you don’t know what the day will bring.

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