Equivalent idiom for "God does not have a stick"

Man proposes, God disposes dictionary.com

The phrase "Man proposes, but God disposes" is a translation of the Latin phrase "Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit" from Book I, chapter 19, of The Imitation of Christ, a 15th-century book by the German cleric Thomas à Kempis. wikipedia

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Proverb

...a common American English proverb that isn't directly quoted from the Bible, although loosely based on a hymn by the devout Christian, Thomas Cowper (1731-1800), who is thought by many to have based his lyrics on Habakkuk 1:5 (KJV, Old Testament):

Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

Following the link to Bible Tools we may find a discussion of the proverb in question and how it relates to both, the hymn and the Bible verse:

What is astounding is how He chooses to [work] because He does it far differently than we would. As the old saying goes, "God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform." [quoting Cowper's hymn lyrics]. To a man's way of thinking, His works are truly mysterious; sometimes, we do not have a clue how He works.


Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind:

Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.

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