Proverbs 16:1

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To humans belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

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  • Prov 19:21 : 21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.
  • Prov 16:9 : 9 The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.
  • Matt 10:19-20 : 19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you should say, for what you are to say will be given to you at that time. 20 For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
  • Prov 20:24 : 24 A person's steps are directed by the Lord; how then can anyone understand their own way?
  • Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God who works in you, both to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.
  • Luke 12:11-12 : 11 When they bring you before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what you ought to say.
  • Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Therefore, make up your minds not to prepare your defense beforehand. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
  • 2 Cor 8:16 : 16 Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.
  • Jer 1:7-9 : 7 But the LORD said to me, 'Do not say, “I am too young.” You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.' 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,' declares the LORD. 9 Then the LORD reached out His hand and touched my mouth and said to me, 'Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.'
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 I know, Lord, that a person's way is not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.
  • Jer 32:39-40 : 39 I will give them one heart and one way so that they may always fear Me, for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant; I will never turn away from doing good to them. I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.
  • Ezek 36:26-27 : 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
  • Exod 4:11-12 : 11 The LORD said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Or who makes them mute, deaf, seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.'
  • Exod 4:15 : 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what to do.
  • 2 Chr 18:31 : 31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, 'This is the king of Israel!' So they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; God diverted them away from him.
  • Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Grant success to your servant today and show him mercy in the presence of this man. I was the cupbearer to the king.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts and listen with Your ear.
  • Ps 119:36 : 36 Turn my heart toward Your testimonies and not toward selfish gain.
  • Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18 By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:9-11
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    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

    10A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

    11Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.

  • Prov 16:2-3
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    78%

    2All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

    3Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 15:23
    74%

    23A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!

  • Prov 16:33
    74%

    33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.

  • Jer 17:9-10
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    74%

    9The heart is deceitful above all things and incurable—who can understand it?

    10I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.

  • Prov 23:16
    73%

    16Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 15:28
    72%

    28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

  • Prov 2:6
    72%

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 20:24
    72%

    24A person's steps are directed by the Lord; how then can anyone understand their own way?

  • Prov 15:4
    72%

    4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 16:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20Whoever gives attention to a matter will find good, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

    21The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.

  • Prov 17:3
    72%

    3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:31
    71%

    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 20:5
    71%

    5The purposes of a person's heart are deep waters, but a person of understanding draws them out.

  • Ps 37:30
    71%

    30The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  • Matt 15:18
    71%

    18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
    71%

    16LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.

  • Ps 49:3
    71%

    3both low and high, rich and poor alike.

  • Prov 15:11
    70%

    11Death and destruction lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Isa 29:13
    70%

    13The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their reverence for me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.'

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 16:13
    70%

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Ps 33:15
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    15He forms the hearts of them all; He understands all their deeds.

  • Prov 18:12
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    12Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

  • Prov 27:19
    70%

    19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.

  • Ps 45:1
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    1To the director on lilies, a maskil of the sons of Korah, a song of love.

  • Prov 18:21
    70%

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 15:7
    70%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Ps 94:11
    70%

    11The LORD knows the thoughts of man; He knows they are but a breath.

  • Prov 16:25
    70%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 20:27
    70%

    27The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord, searching their inmost being.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Jer 10:23
    69%

    23I know, Lord, that a person's way is not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.

  • Job 33:3
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    3My words come from an upright heart, and my lips speak with clarity.

  • Luke 21:14
    69%

    14Therefore, make up your minds not to prepare your defense beforehand.

  • Luke 6:45
    69%

    45A good person brings good things out of the good stored up in their heart, and an evil person brings evil things out of the evil stored up in their heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.