Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established. | Without counsel, plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed. |
A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps. |
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There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. | The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. |
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. | 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. |
Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established. | Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. |
May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. | 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; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. | 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. |
Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. | Surely the Lord God does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. |
The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. | The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. |
The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works 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. |
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. | And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. |