Proverbs 16:1

Catholic Public Domain Version

It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:5

"Go, and say to my servant David: 'Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place?

2 Chronicles 18:31

And so, when the leaders of the horsemen had seen Jehoshaphat, they said, "This one is the king of Israel." And while fighting, they surrounded him. But he cried out to the Lord, and he assisted him, and he turned them away from him.

Ezra 7:27

Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put this into the heart of the king, so that he may glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1:11

I beg you, O Lord, may your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who are willing to fear your name. And so, guide your servant today, and grant to him mercy before this man." For I was the cupbearer of the king.

Job 17:11

My days have passed away; my thoughts have been scattered, tormenting my heart.

Exodus 4:15

Speak to him, and put my words in his mouth. And I will be in your mouth and in his mouth, and I will reveal to you what you must do.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is the discipline of wisdom. And humility precedes glory.

Proverbs 16:9

The heart of man disposes his way. But it is for Lord to direct his steps.

Proverbs 19:21

There are many intentions in the heart of a man. But the will of the Lord shall stand firm.

Proverbs 20:24

The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?

Proverbs 21:1

Just as with the dividing of the waters, so also is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord. He shall bend it whichever way he wills.

Jeremiah 10:23

I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not his own. Neither is it given to man to walk and to direct his own steps.

2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God, who has granted to the heart of Titus, this same solicitude for you.

Philippians 2:13

For it is God who works in you, both so as to choose, and so as to act, in accord with his good will.