Proverbs 16:1
It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 weigher of spirits.
Cross References
Exodus 4:11The Lord said to him: Who made man's mouth? or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? did not I?
2 Samuel 7:5Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in?
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put this in the king's heart, to glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem,
Job 17:11My days have passed away, my thoughts are dissipated, tormenting my heart.
Proverbs 19:21There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.