Proverbs 16:1
English Standard Version
16 The plans of the heart belong to man,
but (A)the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:1
King James Version
16 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
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Proverbs 16:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 16
1 Plans are made in human hearts,
but from the Lord comes the tongue’s response.[a]
Footnotes
- 16:1 Words, like actions, often produce results different from those which were planned, and this comes under the agency of God.
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