Bible Verses about “plans for the future”

“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.”

“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”

“‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›”

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

“‹Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?›”

“‹Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?›”

“‹Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day› [is] ‹the evil thereof.›”

“¶ ‹Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?›”

“‹(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.›”

“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

“‹And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:›”

“‹And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.›”

“‹Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven,› [shall he] ‹not much more› [clothe] ‹you, O ye of little faith?›”

“‹Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?›”

“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

“That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

“¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”

“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”

“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.”

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

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

“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.”

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,”

“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];”

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

“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.”

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:”

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

“But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.”

“¶ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”

“Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.”

“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.”

“For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.”

“For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

“‹Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.›”