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Selected Verse: Proverbs 19:21 - King James

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Pr 19:21 King James There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
(Compare Pro 16:1, Pro 16:9; Psa 33:10-11). The failure of man's devices is implied.
 
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10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.