Bible verses about "planning" | BBE

³ The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong: ⁴ And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.

²⁰ There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

¹⁴ When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

² Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

²⁷ Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

⁸ But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.

⁹ A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

³³ But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

¹³ How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth: ¹⁴ When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone. ¹⁵ But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.

⁶ Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise: ⁷ Having no chief, overseer, or ruler, ⁸ She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.

²¹ A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

¹¹ For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.

²⁸ For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

³ Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

⁵ The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.