Verse Comparison: Proverbs 16:1

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American Standard Version
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
THE PLANS of the mind {and} orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the [wise] answer of the tongue.

Contemporary English Version
We humans make plans, but the LORD has the final word.

Darby English Version
The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

Good News Bible
We may make our plans, but God has the last word.

King James Version
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

New International Version
To man belong the plans of the heart,
but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue.

New King James Version
The preparations of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue come from the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
The plans of the mind belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Of man `are' arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

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