1It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.


In Context

1 It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.

2 All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits.

3 Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed.

Proverbs 16:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:1To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the reply of the tongue.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:1The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:1The preparations of the heart belong to man: but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:1Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.