“Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the
place of God? But as for you, you meant
evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about
as it is this day, to save many people alive.” Genesis 50:19-20
“So the LORD said
to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing,
or the blind? Have not I, the LORD?” Exodus 4:11
“The LORD kills
and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up. 1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. 1 Samuel 2:7
“For the eyes of the LORD run
to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of
them whose heart is perfect toward him.”
2 Chronicles 16:9
“Yours, O LORD,
is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you
are exalted as head over all.” 1
Chronicles 29:11-13
“Naked I came
from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and
the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.” Job 1:21
“With Him are
strength and prudence. The deceived and the deceiver are His.” Job 12:16
“He leads
counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.” Job 12:17
“He deprives the
trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.” Job 12:20
“He pours
contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty.” Job 12:21
“He makes nations
great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.” Job 12:23
“He takes away
the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them
wander in a pathless wilderness.” Job
12:24
“They grope in
the dark without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.” Job 12:25
“The LORD brings
the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no
effect.” Psalm 33:10
“Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our
shield.” Psalm 33:20
“For our heart
shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.” Psalm 33:21
May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples
justly and guide the nations of the earth.”
Psalm 67:4
“Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build
it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.” Psalm 127:1
“Your eyes saw my
substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days
fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.” Psalm 139:16
“Search me, O
God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is
any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24
“The preparations
of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from
the LORD.” Proverbs 16:1
“A man’s heart
plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
“The lot is cast
into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD.” Proverbs 16:33
“There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the LORD’s
counsel—that will stand. Proverbs
19:21
“The fear of the
LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.” Proverbs
19:23
“The king’s heart
is in the hand of the LORD, Like the rivers of water; He turns it
wherever He wishes.” Proverbs 21:1
“The eyes of the
LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.”
Proverbs 22:12
“Consider what
God has done: Who can straighten what he
has made crooked?” Ecclesiastes 7:13
“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider:
God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover
anything about his future.” Ecclesiastes
7:14
"O LORD
Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over
all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.” Isaiah 37:16
“Who gave Jacob
for plunder, and Israel
to the robbers? Was it not the LORD, He against whom we have sinned? For they
would not walk in His ways, Nor were they obedient to His law.” Isaiah 42:24
“I form the light
and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all
these things.” Isaiah 45:7
“Yet it pleased
the LORD to bruise Him (Messiah); He has
put Him to grief.” Isaiah
53:10
“O LORD, why have
You made us stray from Your ways, And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake, The tribes of Your inheritance.” Isaiah 63:17
“You live in the
midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,"
declares the LORD.” Jeremiah 9:6
“Therefore this
is what the LORD Almighty says: "See, I will refine and test them, for
what else can I do because of the sin of my people?” Jeremiah 9:7
“Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks with deceit. With his
mouth each speaks cordially to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap
for him. Should I not punish them for
this?" declares the LORD.
"Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?" Jeremiah 9:8-9
“O LORD, I know
the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to
direct his own steps.” Jeremiah 10:23
"Therefore
their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there
they will fall. I will bring disaster on
them in the year they are punished, declares the LORD." Jeremiah 23:12
“The anger of the
LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart.
In days to come you will understand it clearly.” Jeremiah 23:20
“Therefore thus
says the LORD: ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his
brother and every one to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,’ says
the LORD—‘to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to
trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth. Jeremiah 34:17
“Who is he
who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most
High That woe and well-being proceed?” Lamentations
3:37-38
“And He changes
the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives
wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.” Daniel 2:21
“…the Most High
rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it the
lowest of men.” Daniel 4:17b
“All the
inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to
His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth.
No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, “What have You done?” Daniel 4:35
“If a trumpet is
blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city,
will not the LORD have done it?” Amos
3:6
“For before these days There were no wages for man nor any
hire for beast; There was no peace from the enemy for whoever went out
or came in; For I set all men, everyone, against his neighbor” Zechariah 8:10
“This is the word
of the LORD concerning Israel.
The LORD, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth,
and who forms the spirit of man within him, declares: 2
"I am going to make Jerusalem
a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.” Zechariah 12:1-2
“On that day,
when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable
rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.” Zechariah 12:3
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” Matthew 6:27
“And He has made
from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and
has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings” Acts 17:26
“so that they
should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him,
though He is not far from each one of us” Acts 17:27
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those
who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
“For He says to
Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have
compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” Romans 9:15
“Therefore He has
mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.” Romans 9:18
“For of Him and
through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever.”
Romans 11:36
“…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is
God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12b-13
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession
and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority,
that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2
“For God has put
it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give
their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.” Revelation 17:17
