Proverbs 16:1 · American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:1 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 16:1 in Other Translations
| KJV | The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. |
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| WEB | The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh. |
| ASV | The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. |
| YLT | Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue. |
| WBT | The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [are] from the LORD. |
| DBY | The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. |
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Questions about Proverbs 16:1
What does Proverbs 16:1 say?
Proverbs 16:1 in the American Standard Version reads: “The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 16, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 16:1 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 16:1 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 1, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 16:1 shown in?
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