Proverbs 16:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.

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  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many plans in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
  • Prov 16:9 : 9 A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.
  • Matt 10:19-20 : 19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what you shall speak. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
  • Prov 20:24 : 24 A man's steps are of the LORD; how then can a man understand his own way?
  • Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
  • Luke 12:11-12 : 11 And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, do not be anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say. 12 For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that same hour what you ought to say.
  • Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer: 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.
  • 2 Cor 8:16 : 16 But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.
  • Jer 1:7-9 : 7 But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD. 9 Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
  • Jer 32:39-40 : 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
  • Ezek 36:26-27 : 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep my judgments, and do them.
  • Exod 4:11-12 : 11 And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say.
  • Exod 4:15 : 15 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.
  • 2 Chr 18:31 : 31 And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they surrounded him to fight; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God moved them to depart from him.
  • Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
  • Ps 119:36 : 36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
  • Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

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    9A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

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  • Prov 16:2-3
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    2All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes; but the LORD weighs the spirits.

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  • Prov 19:21
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    21There are many plans in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.

    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

  • Jer 17:9-10
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    9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

    10I the LORD search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his deeds.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

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    28The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Prov 2:6
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    6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24A man's steps are of the LORD; how then can a man understand his own way?

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • Prov 16:20-21
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    20He who deals wisely in a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

  • Prov 17:3
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    3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 20:5
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    5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.

  • Matt 15:18
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    18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart; and they defile a man.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
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    16O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own.

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    3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

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    11Hell and destruction are before the LORD; how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men?

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    15The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

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    15He fashions their hearts alike; he considers all their works.

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    12Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor is humility.

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    19As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man mirrors man.

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    1My heart is overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things I have composed concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

  • Prov 18:21
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    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

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

  • Prov 20:27
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    27The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inner depths of the heart.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

  • Job 33:3
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    3My words shall be from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall clearly speak knowledge.

  • Luke 21:14
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    14Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer:

  • Luke 6:45
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    45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.