Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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 a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Cross References
Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
2 Samuel 7:5“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
Job 17:11My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart.
Psalms 119:36Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.