Proverbs 19:21
There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 mayst be wise in thy latter end.
22A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
Cross References
Genesis 45:4And he said mildly to them: Come nearer to me. And when they were come near him, he said: I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom, and all the men of Israel said: The counsel of Chusai the Arachite is better than the counsel of Achitophel: and by the will of the Lord the profitable counsel of Achitophel was defeated, that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
Job 23:13For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought: and whatsoever is soul hath desired, that hath he done.
Psalms 33:10The Lord bringeth to naught the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.
Proverbs 12:2He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord : but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly.
Proverbs 16:9The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct 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 →