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Proverbs 16:1

16 The apreparations 1of the heart belong to man,

bBut the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

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Proverbs 16:1 — The New International Version (NIV)

To humans belong the plans of the heart,

but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.

Proverbs 16:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)

The plans of the heart belong to man,

but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The preparations of the heart in man,

And the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

We can make our own plans,

but the Lord gives the right answer.

Proverbs 16:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

People may make plans in their minds,

but only the Lord can make them come true.

Proverbs 16:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The plans of the heart belong to man;

But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

Proverbs 16:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 16:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The plans of the heart belong to humans, 

but an answer on the tongue comes from the Lord

Proverbs 16:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The reflections of the heart belong to man,

but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The plans of the mind belong to mortals,

but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

To mortals belong the plans of the heart,

but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue.

Proverbs 16:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

People make plans in their hearts.

But the Lord controls what they say.

Proverbs 16:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The plans of the heart belong to man,

But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.


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