Proverbs 16:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.
  • Prov 16:9 : 9 A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
  • Matt 10:19-20 : 19 Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should 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 The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?
  • Phil 2:13 : 13 for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort– for the sake of his good pleasure– is God.
  • Luke 12:11-12 : 11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”
  • Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense. 15 For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
  • 2 Cor 8:16 : 16 The Mission of Titus But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you,
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.
  • Jer 1:7-9 : 7 The LORD said to me,“Do not say,‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you. 8 Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the LORD. 9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me,“I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.
  • Jer 32:39-40 : 39 I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them. 40 I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
  • Ezek 36:26-27 : 26 I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.
  • Exod 4:11-12 : 11 The LORD said to him,“Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? 12 So now go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you must say.”
  • Exod 4:15 : 15 “So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do.
  • 2 Chr 18:31 : 31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The LORD helped him; God lured them away from him.
  • Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the LORD which is in Jerusalem!
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 Please, Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man.” Now I was cupbearer for the king.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
  • Ps 119:36 : 36 Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.
  • Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. 18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:9-11
    3 verses
    81%

    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

    10The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

  • Prov 16:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

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

  • Prov 19:21
    75%

    21There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 15:23
    74%

    23A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!

  • Prov 16:33
    74%

    33The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.

  • Jer 17:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?

    10I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

  • Prov 23:16
    73%

    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 15:28
    72%

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

  • Prov 2:6
    72%

    6For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 20:24
    72%

    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 15:4
    72%

    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Prov 16:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

    21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

  • Prov 17:3
    72%

    3The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

  • Prov 29:26
    71%

    26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:31
    71%

    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

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

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 20:5
    71%

    5Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

  • Ps 37:30
    71%

    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Matt 15:18
    71%

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

  • 1 Chr 29:16
    71%

    16O LORD our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you.

  • Ps 49:3
    71%

    3I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts.

  • Prov 15:11
    70%

    11Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Isa 29:13
    70%

    13The Lord says,“These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.

  • Prov 18:15
    70%

    15The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 17:20
    70%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Prov 16:13
    70%

    13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

  • Ps 33:15
    70%

    15He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

  • Prov 18:12
    70%

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

  • Prov 27:19
    70%

    19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.

  • Ps 45:1
    70%

    1For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say,“I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”

  • Prov 18:21
    70%

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

  • Prov 15:7
    70%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Ps 94:11
    70%

    11The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.

  • Prov 16:25
    70%

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

  • Prov 20:27
    70%

    27The human spirit is like the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Jer 10:23
    69%

    23LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

  • Job 33:3
    69%

    3My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.

  • Luke 21:14
    69%

    14Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense.

  • Luke 6:45
    69%

    45The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.