Proverbs 16:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

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  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many deuises in a mans heart: neuerthelesse, the counsayle of the Lorde shall stande.
  • Prov 16:9 : 9 A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.
  • Matt 10:19-20 : 19 But whe they delyuer you vp, take ye no thought, how or what ye shal speake. For it shalbe geuen you, euen in that same houre, what ye shall speake. 20 For it is not ye that speake, but ye spirite of your father, which speaketh in you.
  • Prov 20:24 : 24 The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
  • Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do of good wyll.
  • Luke 12:11-12 : 11 And when they bryng you vnto the synagogues, and vnto the rulers and officers, take ye no thought, how or what thyng ye shall aunswere, or what ye shall speake. 12 For the holy ghost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to say.
  • Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Be at a sure poynt therefore in your heartes, not to studie before what ye shall aunswere: 15 For I wyll geue you a mouth, and wysedome, where agaynst, all your aduersaries shall not be able to speake nor resist.
  • 2 Cor 8:16 : 16 Thankes be vnto God, which put the same good mynde for you in the heart of Titus,
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The kynges heart is in the hand of the Lord, lyke as are the riuers of water, he maye turne it whyther soeuer he wyll.
  • Jer 1:7-9 : 7 And the Lorde aunswered me thus: Say not so, I am to young: for thou shalt go to all that I shall sende thee vnto, and whatsoeuer I commaunde thee, that shalt thou speake. 8 Be not afrayde of their faces: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, saith the Lorde. 9 And with that the Lorde stretched out his hande and touched my mouth: and the same Lorde sayde vnto me, Beholde, I put my wordes in thy mouth.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 Nowe I knowe (O Lord) that it is not in mans power to order his owne wayes, or to rule his owne steppes and goinges.
  • Jer 32:39-40 : 39 And I wyll geue them one heart and one way, that they may feare me al the dayes of their lyfe: that they and their chyldren after them may prosper. 40 And I wyll set vp an euerlasting couenaunt with them namely that I wyll neuer ceasse to do them good, and that I wyll put my feare in their heartes, so that they shall not runne away from me.
  • Ezek 36:26-27 : 26 A newe heart also wyll I geue you, and a newe spirite wyll I put into you: as for that stony heart I wyll take it out of your fleshe, and geue you a fleshy heart. 27 I wyll geue my spirite among you, and cause you to walke in my comaundementes, and ye shall kepe my iudgementes and do them.
  • Exod 4:11-12 : 11 And the Lorde sayd vnto hym: who hath made mans mouth? or who maketh the dumbe, or deafe, the seyng, or the blynde? Haue not I the Lorde? 12 And nowe go, and I wyll be with thy mouth, and teache thee what thou shalt say.
  • Exod 4:15 : 15 Therfore thou shalt speake vnto him, and put these wordes in his mouth, and I wilbe with thy mouth, and with his mouth: and wyll teache you what you ought to do.
  • 2 Chr 18:31 : 31 And when the captaynes of the charets saw Iehosaphat, they sayd, It is ye king of Israel: And therfore they compassed about hym to fight. But Iehosaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God chased them away from him.
  • Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the Lorde God of our fathers, which so had inspired the kinges heart, to garnishe the house of the Lord that is at Hierusalem:
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lorde I besech thee, let thyne eare hearken to the prayer of thy seruaunt, and to the prayer of thy seruauntes, whose desire is to feare thy name: and let thy seruaunt prosper this day, and graunt him mercie in the sight of this man. For I was the kinges butler.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 O God, thou hast hearde the desire of the afflicted: and thou wylt settle their heart.
  • Ps 119:36 : 36 Encline myne heart vnto thy testimonies: and not to couetousnesse.
  • Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not erre my deare brethren. 17 Euery good geuyng, and euery perfect gyft is from aboue, and cometh downe from the father of lyghtes, with who is no variablenes, neither shadow of turnyng. 18 Of his owne wyll begat he vs with the worde of trueth, that we shoulde be the first fruites of his creatures.

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  • Prov 16:9-11
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    9A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.

    10When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.

    11A true wayght and ballaunce are the Lordes iudgement: all the wayghtes of the bagge are his worke.

  • Prov 16:2-3
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    2A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane: but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes.

    3Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde: and what thou deuisest it shall prosper.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21There are many deuises in a mans heart: neuerthelesse, the counsayle of the Lorde shall stande.

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    1The kynges heart is in the hand of the Lord, lyke as are the riuers of water, he maye turne it whyther soeuer he wyll.

    2Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The lottes are cast into the lappe: but the orderyng therof standeth all in the Lorde.

  • Jer 17:9-10
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    9Among all thynges, man hath the most deceiptfull and stubburne heart: Who shall then knowe it?

    10Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.

  • Prov 2:6
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    6For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.

  • Prov 16:20-21
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    20He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.

    21Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.

  • Prov 17:3
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    3As siluer is tryed in the fire, and golde in the furnace: so doth the Lorde proue the heartes.

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    26Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

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    1A soft aunswere appeaseth wrath: but rough wordes stirre vp anger.

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    5Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.

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    30The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.

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    18But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth, come foorth from the heart, and they defyle the man.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
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    16O Lorde our God, all this stuffe that we haue prepared to builde thee an house for thy holy name, commeth of thyne hand, and is all thyne.

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    3My mouth shall vtter wisdome: the cogitations of myne heart wyll bryng foorth knowledge.

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    11Hell and destruction are before the Lorde: howe much more then the heartes of the children of men?

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    15A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.

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    20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 16:13
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    13Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.

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    15He fashioneth their heartes together: he vnderstandeth al their workes.

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    12Before destruction the heart of a man is proude: and before honour goeth humilitie.

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    19Like as in one water there appeare diuers faces: euen so diuers men haue diuers heartes.

  • Ps 45:1
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  • Prov 18:21
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    21Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.

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    14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

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    23Nowe I knowe (O Lord) that it is not in mans power to order his owne wayes, or to rule his owne steppes and goinges.

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    3My heart doth order my wordes aright, and my lippes talke of pure wysedome.

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    14Be at a sure poynt therefore in your heartes, not to studie before what ye shall aunswere:

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