Proverbs 16:1 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Of man [are] arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the Lord.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The reflections of the heart belong to mankind, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

People make plans in their minds, but the Lord gives them the right words to say.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

People might plan what they want to say, but it is the Lord who gives them the right words.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

The plans of the heart belong to humans, but an answer on the tongue comes from the Lord.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The reflections of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the Lord.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Man may make plans in his heart, but what the tongue utters is from the LORD.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

People make plans in their hearts. But the Lord controls what they say.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

English NLT

We can gather our thoughts, but the LORD gives the right answer.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The plans of the mind belong to mortals, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Go ahead and make all the plans you want, but it’s the Lord who will ultimately direct your steps.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The plans of the mind belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

We can make our plans, but the final outcome is in God's hands.

English Tyndale 1537

A man may well purpose a thing in his heart, but the answer of the tongue cometh of the LORD.

Proverbs 16:1 — Compare Translations