There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
WEB
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
YLT
Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
DBT
Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.