Bible Verses about “making plans”
The Bible contains 23 verses about making plans across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.”
“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,”
“¶ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].”
“¶ A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
“‹For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have› [sufficient] ‹to finish› [it]?”
“Whereas 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.”
“Go 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:”
“For that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”
“¶ Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.”
“But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.”
“¶ [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.”
“‹Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish› [it], ‹all that behold› [it] ‹begin to mock him,›”
“‹Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.›”
“¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.”
“Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.”
“¶ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.”
“¶ [Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.”