The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. | The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps. |
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. | For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. |
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Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. | Without counsel, plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed. |
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. | Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. |
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. | The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. |
May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! | May he grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill all your plans. |
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. | O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. |
For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. | Surely the Lord God does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. |
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. | The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. |
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! | Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually. |
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! | Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his presence continually. |
He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. | He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. |
The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. | The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. |
The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. | The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. |
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! | May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! |
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. | Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin. |
That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. | I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death. |
Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! | O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. |
And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” | And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. |
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. | When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. |
And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. | And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. |
I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. | I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth. |
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. | By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. |
Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. | Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. |
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. | For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. |