| Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. | Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established. |
| For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? | For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it? |
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| For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. | For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. |
| A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. | A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
| Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. | May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. |
| Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. | Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established. |
| There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. | There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. |
| Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. | Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. |
| To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. | To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven. |
| For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. | “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. |
| Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. | Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! |
| So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. | So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. | For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. |
| This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working. | This also comes from the Lord of hosts, Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. |
| But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. | But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. |
| Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. | Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. |
| Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. | Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright. |
