Proverbs 16:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.”

Proverbs 16:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 16:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 16:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.”

Proverbs 16:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 16:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.”

Proverbs 16:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 16:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Of man <FI>are<Fi> arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.”

Proverbs 16:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 16:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. ”

Proverbs 16:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 16:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.”

Proverbs 16:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 16:1 in Context — Proverbs 16

1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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What Does Proverbs 16:1 Mean?

Proverbs 16:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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