Planning

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

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

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

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

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

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.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

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: — read the full passage →

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

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

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

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: — read the full passage →

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

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

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

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

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? — read the full passage →

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. — read the full passage →

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.

The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

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

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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: — read the full passage →

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, — read the full passage →

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. — read the full passage →

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: — read the full passage →

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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: — read the full passage →

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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:

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. — read the full passage →

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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? — read the full passage →

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! — read the full passage →

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

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: — read the full passage →

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Let all your things be done with charity.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

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. — read the full passage →