‘Go to my servant David and say, “This is what the Lord says: Are you to build me a house to dwell in?
Proverbs 16:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The reflections of the heart belong to mankind, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The preparations of the heart in man, And the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE PLANS of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the [wise] answer of the tongue. American Standard Version (1901) The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. Common English Bible To people belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue. |
‘Go to my servant David and say, “This is what the Lord says: Are you to build me a house to dwell in?
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, ‘He must be the king of Israel! ’ So they turned to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out and the Lord helped him. God drew them away from him.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s mind to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man. , At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer.
My days have slipped by; my plans have been ruined, even the things dear to my heart.
You will speak with him and tell him what to say. I will help both you and him to speak and will teach you both what to do.
The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches, and humility comes before honour.
Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
Even a courageous person’s steps are determined by the Lord, so how can anyone understand his own way?
A king’s heart is like channelled water in the Lord’s hand: He directs it wherever he chooses.
I know, Lord, that a person’s way of life is not his own; no one who walks determines his own steps.
Thanks be to God, who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus.
For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.