New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 19:21
Proverbs 19:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
- New International Version (NIV)Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
Context of Proverbs 19:21
19A person of great anger will suffer the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again. 20Listen to advice and accept discipline, So that you may be wise the rest of your days. Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand. 22What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. 23The fear of the Lord leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:21 word by word
רַבּ֣וֹת מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת בְּלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וַעֲצַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תָקֽוּם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:21
- Proverbs 12:2A good person will obtain favor from the Lord, But He will condemn a person who devises evil.
- Genesis 37:19They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer!
- Esther 9:25But when it came to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons were to be hanged on the wooden gallows.
- Psalms 21:11Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.
- Psalms 33:10The Lord nullifies the plan of nations; He frustrates the plans of peoples.
- Psalms 83:4They have said, “Come, and let’s wipe them out as a nation, So that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:29Behold, I have found only this, that God made people upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
- Isaiah 7:6“Let’s go up against Judah and terrorize it, and take it for ourselves by assault and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,”
- Daniel 11:24In a time of tranquility he will enter the richest parts of the realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers did not, nor his ancestors; he will distribute plunder, spoils, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time.
- Matthew 26:4and they plotted together to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
- Matthew 27:63and they said, “Sir, we remember that when that deceiver was still alive, He said, ‘After three days I am rising.’
- Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to a person, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He pleases.
- Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come closer to me.” And they came closer. And he said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold to Egypt.
- Genesis 50:20As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.
- Job 23:13But He is unique, and who can make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it.
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21There are many devices, etc. - The same sentiment as in Proverbs 16:1; (note), where see the note.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Contrast the many purposes of man, shifting, changing, from good to better, from bad to worse, and the one unchanging righteous “counsel” of Yahweh.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21Verse 21 What should we desire, but that all our purposes may agree with God's holy will?Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. (Compare Pr 16:1, 9; Psa 33:10, 11). The failure of man's devices is implied.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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