15 Bible Verses About Making Plans

The 15 most-voted scriptures about Making Plans, from 7 books (Proverbs, James, Psalm and 4 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Proverbs 16:3

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Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

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Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.

Proverbs 16:9

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A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

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A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

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A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

Proverbs 19:21

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Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

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There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

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There are many plans in a man’s heart, but the LORD’s counsel will prevail.

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Proverbs 15:22

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Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

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Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Proverbs 21:5

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The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

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The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

James 4:13–15

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13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” 14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

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13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

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13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.” 14Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”

James 4:13–17

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13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” 14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.” 16As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil. 17Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

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13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

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13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.” 14Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.” 16But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil. 17To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

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Proverbs 3:5–6

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5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

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5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Luke 14:28–30

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28Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? 29Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

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28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

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28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? 29Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, 30saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’

Psalm 20:4

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May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

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Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

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May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.

Proverbs 16:1

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The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

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The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

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The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Proverbs 20:18

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Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

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Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

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Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

Ephesians 5:15–17

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15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

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15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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15Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Philippians 4:6

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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

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Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

15 verses, from 7 books:

  • Psalm (1)
  • Proverbs (8)
  • Jeremiah (1)
  • Luke (1)
  • Ephesians (1)
  • Philippians (1)
  • James (2)