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Proverbs 16:1
The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Proverbs 16:1 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 16:1 in other translations
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
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In context
1 The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4 Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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