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?
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