There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
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Proverbs 19:19-23
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown (1871) (public domain).
(Compare Pro 16:1, Pro 16:9; Psa 33:10-11). The failure of man's devices is implied.
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A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.