Proverbs 16:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
16 The [a](A)plans of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own sight,
But (B)Yahweh weighs the [b]motives.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:1 Lit preparations
- Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits
Proverbs 16:1-2
New Living Translation
16 We can make our own plans,
but the Lord gives the right answer.
2 People may be pure in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their motives.
Proverbs 16:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:4 Or His
Proverbs 16:4
New Living Translation
4 The Lord has made everything for his own purposes,
even the wicked for a day of disaster.
Proverbs 16:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 When a man’s ways are pleasing to Yahweh,
He (A)makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:7
New Living Translation
7 When people’s lives please the Lord,
even their enemies are at peace with them.
Proverbs 16:9
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:9 Lit thinks upon
- Proverbs 16:9 Lit establishes
Proverbs 16:9
New Living Translation
9 We can make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:11
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
- Proverbs 16:11 Or concern
Proverbs 16:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.
Proverbs 16:33
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:33
New Living Translation
33 We may throw the dice,[a]
but the Lord determines how they fall.
Footnotes
- 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.
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