Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of LORD, that shall stand.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
In Context
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou may be wise in thy latter end.
22That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Cross References
Genesis 45:4And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near, and he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that LORD might bring evil upon A
Job 23:13But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desires, even that he does.
Psalms 33:10LORD brings the counsel of the nations to naught. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
Proverbs 12:2A good man shall obtain favor of LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
Proverbs 16:9A man's heart devises his way, but LORD directs his steps.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:21
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. Note, 1. It is well with those that are wise in their latter end, wise for their latter end, for their future state, wise for another world, that are found wise when their latter end comes, wise virgins, wise builders, wise stewards, that are wise at length, and understand the things that belong to their peace, before they be hidden from their eyes. A carnal worldling at his end shall be a fool ( Jer. xvii. 11 ), but godliness… Read the whole commentary →