Proverbs 16:1 TLB Kwikscan TBN, Amplified, Message Remix Peterson

Proverbs 16:1 TLB Kwikscan TBN We can make our plans, but the final outcome is in God's hands.

Jeremiah 10:23-25 TLB Kwikscan TBN O Lord, I know it is not within the power of man to map his life (and plan his course--)

so you correct me, Lord; but please be gentile. (Don't do it in your anger, for I would die.)

Pour out your fury on the nations who don't obey the Lord, for they have destroyed Israel (and made a wasteland of this entire country.

Matthew 10:16-20 TLB Kwikscan TBN ("I am sending you out as sheep among wolves.) Be as wary as serpents and harmless as doves.

(But beware! For) you will be arrested (and tried,) and whipped (in the synagogues.)

(Yes, and) you must stand trial (before governors and kings for my sake. This will give you the opportunity to) tell them about me, (yes, to witness to the world.)

("When you are arrested,) don't worry about what to say (at your trial,) for you will be given the right words (at the right time.)

For it (won't be you doing the talking-- it) will be the Spirit (of your heavenly Father) speaking (through you!)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

Proverbs 16:1 Amplified THE PLANS and reflections of the heart belong to man, But the Wise Basharat answer to the tongue is from the LORD.

Jeremiah 10:23-25 Amplified O LORD, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself; It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].

O LORD, correct me [along with Your people], but with mercy and in just measure--Not in Your anger, or You will crush me and bring me to nothing.

Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know nor recognize You And on the families that do not call Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; They have devoured him and consumed him And made his land a desolate waste.

A Hard Road before Them

Matthew 10:16-20 Amplified "Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as servants, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].

"Beware of men [whose nature is to act in opposition to God], for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;

and you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

"But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are the say will be given you within that [very] hour;

for it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Everything with a Place and Purpose

Proverbs 016:1 Message Remix Peterson Mortals make elaborate plans, but GOD has the last word.

Jeremiah 010:23-25 Message Remix Peterson I know, GOD, that mere mortals can't run their own lives, That men and women don't have what it takes to take charge of life.

So correct us, GOD, as you see best. Don't lose your temper. That would be the end of us.

Vent your anger on the godless nations, who refuse to acknowledge you, And on the people who won't pray to you-- The very ones who've made hash out of Jacob, yes, made hash And devoured him whole, people and pastures alike.

Matthew 010:16-20 Message Remix Peterson "Stay alert. This is hazardous work I'm assigning you. You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.

"Don't be naive. Some people will impugn your motives, others will smear your reputation--just because you believe in me.

Don't be upset when they haul you before the civil authorities. Without knowing it, they've done you--and me--a favor, given you a platform for preaching the kingdom news!

And don't worry about what you'' say of how you'll say it.

The right words will be there; the Spirit of your Father will supply the words.