When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For t
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into
Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the d