Proverbs 16:1
New King James Version
Wisdom Is Better Than Gold
16 The (A)preparations[a] of the heart belong to man,
(B)But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:1 plans
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
Amplified Bible
Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
16 The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man,
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
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)
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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