Proverbs 16:1-3

New International Version

16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.^(A)

²All a person’s ways seem pure to them,^(B)
but motives are weighed^(C) by the Lord.^(D)

³Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.^(E)

Proverbs 16:1-3

King James Version

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

²All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

³Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

16 The ^(A)preparations^[a] of the heart belong to man,
^(B)But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

²All the ways of a man are pure in his own ^(C)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

³^(D)Commit^[b] your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.

New International Version (NIV)