Proverbs 19:21
There are many deuises in a mans heart: neuerthelesse, the counsayle of the Lorde shall stande.
Bible (Bishops')
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
22It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
Cross References
Genesis 45:4And Ioseph sayde vnto his brethren, come neare to me I pray you. And they came neare. And he said, I am Ioseph your brother who ye solde into Egypt.
Proverbs 12:2A good man is acceptable vnto the Lorde: but the wicked imaginer wyll he condempne.
Proverbs 16:9A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.
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 →