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Proverbs 19:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 19 · verse 21
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.Proverbs 19:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:21 in context
19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
23The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Commentary
Cross references
- Proverbs 16:9
- Isaiah 14:24
- Proverbs 16:1
- Psalms 33:10-11
- Isaiah 46:10
- Proverbs 21:30
- Ephesians 1:11
- Job 23:13
Key words (Strong's)
- devicesmachăshâbâha contrivanceH4284 →
- counselʻêtsâhadviceH6098 →
- man'sʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- manyrababundantH7227 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Here we have, 1. Men projecting. They keep their designs to themselves, but they cannot hide them from God; he knows the many devices that are in men's hearts, - devices against his counsels (as those, Psa 2:1-3;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary