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- "The preparationsª of the heartª in man,ª and the answerª of the tongue,ª [is] from the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 16:1} + "A man'sª heartª devisethª° his way:ª but the LORDª directethª° his steps.ª" {Prv 16:9} + "The king'sª heartª [is] in the handª of the LORD,ª [as] the riversª of water:ª he turnethª° it whithersoever¹¹¹ he will.ª°" {Prv 21:1} + "[There is] no¹ wisdomª nor¹ understandingª nor¹ counselª against¹ the LORD.ª" {Prv 21:30} + "And Josephª saidª° unto¹ his brethren,ª Come nearª° to¹ me, I pray you.¹ And they came near.ª° And he said,ª° I¹ [am] Josephª your brother,ª whom¹ ye soldª° into Egypt.ª ... So now¹ [it was] not¹ you¹ [that] sentª° me hither,¹ but¹ God:ª and he hath madeª° me a fatherª to Pharaoh,ª and lordª of all¹ his house,ª and a rulerª° throughout all¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Gen 45:4-8} + "But as for you,¹ ye thoughtª° evilª against¹ me; [but] Godª meant¹ it²° unto good,ª toª bring to pass,ª° as [it is] this¹ day,ª to save²° much² people² alive.ª°¹¹" {Gen 50:20} + "But he¹ [is] in oneª [mind], and who¹ can turnª° him? and [what] his soulª desireth,ª° even [that] he doeth.ª°" {Job 23:13} + "The LORDª of hostsª hath sworn,ª° saying,ª° Surely¹¹ as¹ I have thought,ª° so¹ shall it come to pass;¹ and as¹ I have purposed,ª° [so] shall it¹ stand:ª°" {Isa 14:24} + "This¹ [is] the purposeª that is purposedª° upon¹ the whole¹ earth:ª and this¹ [is] the handª that is stretched outª° upon¹ all¹ the nations.ª ... For¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath purposed,ª° and who¹ shall disannulª° [it]? and his handª [is] stretched out,ª° and who¹ shall turn it back?ª°" {Isa 14:26-27} + "Declaringª° the endª from the beginning,ª¹ and from ancient timesª¹ [the things] that¹ are not¹ [yet] done,ª° saying,ª° My counselª shall stand,ª° and I will doª° all¹ my pleasure:ª" {Isa 46:10} + "And allª the inhabitantsª° of the earthª [are] reputedª° as nothing:ª and he doethª° according to his willª° in the armyª of heaven,ª and [among] the inhabitantsª° of the earth:ª and noneª canª stayª° his hand,ª or sayª° unto him, Whatª doestª° thou?" {Dan 4:35} + "Forª ofª a truthª againstª thyª holyª childª Jesus,ª whomª thou hast anointed,ª° bothª Herod,ª andª Pontiusª Pilate,ª withª the Gentiles,ª andª the peopleª of Israel,ª were gathered together,ª° ... For to doª° whatsoeverª thyª handª andª thyª counselª determined beforeª° to be done.ª°" {Act 4:27-28} + "Andª nowª I sayª° unto you,ª Refrainª° fromª theseª men,ª andª let²° them² alone:ª°¹ forª ifª thisª counselª orª thisª workª beª° ofª men,ª it will come to nought:ª° ... Butª ifª it beª° ofª God,ª ye cannotªª° overthrowª° it;ª lest haplyª ye be foundª° evenª to fight against God.²¹" {Act 5:38-39} + "Inª whomª alsoª we have obtained an inheritance,ª° being predestinatedª° according¹ to² the purposeª of him who workethª° all thingsª afterª the¹ counselª of his own²¹ will:ª" {Eph 1:11} + "Whereinªª God,ª willingª° more abundantlyª to shewª° unto the¹ heirsª of promiseª the¹ immutabilityª of his²¹ counsel,ª confirmedª° [it] by an oath:ª ... Thatª byª twoª immutableª things,ª inª whichª [it was] impossibleª for Godª to lie,ª° we might haveª° a strongª consolation,ª who² have fled for refugeª° to lay hold²° upon¹ the hopeª set before¹ us:²°" {Hbr 6:17-18} + "Andª a stoneª of stumbling,ª andª a rockª of offence,ª [even to them] whichª stumbleª° at the¹ word,ª being disobedient:ª° whereuntoªª alsoª they were appointed.ª°" {1Pe 2:8} + "Forª there are certainª menª crept in unawares,ª° who² were before²° of old² ordainedª°¹ toª thisª condemnation,ª ungodly men,ª turningª° the¹ graceª of ourª Godª intoª lasciviousness,ª andª denyingª° the¹ onlyª Lordª God,ª andª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ.ª" {Jde 1:4}
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