Proverbs 16:1
It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
In Context
2All the ways of a man are open to his eyes; the Lord is the one who weighs spirits.
Cross References
Exodus 4:11The Lord said to him: “Who made the mouth of man? And who has formed the mute and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? Was it not I?
2 Samuel 7:5“Go, and say to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place?
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put this into the heart of the king, so that he may glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem.
Job 17:11My days have passed away; my thoughts have been scattered, tormenting my heart.
Proverbs 19:21There are many intentions in the heart of a man. But the will of the Lord shall stand firm.