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Proverbs 16:1
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Proverbs 16:1
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
16 The plans of the mind belong to mortals,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:1
Good News Translation
Proverbs 16:1
Good News Translation
16 We may make our plans, but God has the last word.[a]
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- Proverbs 16:1 God … word; or God inspires our words.
Proverbs 16:1
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:1
New American Standard Bible
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
16 The (A)plans of the heart belong to a person,
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:1
New International Version
Proverbs 16:1
New International Version
16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.(A)
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