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Proverbs 16:1 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. "
Proverbs 16:1
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives.
3 Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.
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Proverbs 16:2
"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives."
Proverbs 16:3
"Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed."
Proverbs 16:4
"The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil."
Proverbs 16:5
"Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished."
Proverbs 16:6
"By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil."
Proverbs 16:7
"When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."
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