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Proverbs 16:1–3

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THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
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From verse 1

  1. Proverbs 19:21Rank 1 from verse 1
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    21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

  2. Proverbs 16:9Rank 2 from verse 1
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    9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

  3. Luke 21:14–15Rank 3 from verse 1
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    14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

    15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  4. Philippians 2:13Rank 4 from verse 1
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    13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

  5. Proverbs 20:24Rank 5 from verse 1
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    24Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

  6. Matthew 10:19–20Rank 6 from verse 1
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    19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

    20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

  7. Luke 12:11–12Rank 7 from verse 1
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    11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

    12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

  8. Jeremiah 10:23Rank 8 from verse 1
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    23¶ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  9. Ezekiel 36:26–27Rank 9 from verse 1
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    26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

    27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

  10. Proverbs 21:1Rank 10 from verse 1
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    1THE king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  11. Jeremiah 32:39–40Rank 11 from verse 1
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    39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

    40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

  12. Exodus 4:11–12Rank 12 from verse 1
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    11And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?

    12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

  13. Exodus 4:15Rank 13 from verse 1
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    15And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

  14. James 1:16–18Rank 14 from verse 1
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    16Do not err, my beloved brethren.

    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

    18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  15. Jeremiah 1:7–9Rank 15 from verse 1
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    7¶ But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

    8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

    9Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

  16. Ezra 7:27Rank 16 from verse 1
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    27¶ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:

  17. Psalms 119:36Rank 17 from verse 1
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    36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

  18. 2 Chronicles 18:31Rank 18 from verse 1
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    31And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

  19. Nehemiah 1:11Rank 19 from verse 1
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    11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

  20. Psalms 10:17Rank 20 from verse 1
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    17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

  21. 2 Corinthians 8:16Rank 21 from verse 1
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    16But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 21:2Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

  2. 1 Samuel 16:7Rank 2 from verse 2
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    7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

  3. Luke 16:15Rank 3 from verse 2
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    15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  4. Proverbs 30:12Rank 4 from verse 2
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    12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

  5. Jeremiah 17:10Rank 5 from verse 2
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    10I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

  6. Proverbs 24:12Rank 6 from verse 2
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    12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

  7. Psalms 36:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

  8. Proverbs 16:25Rank 8 from verse 2
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    25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  9. Proverbs 5:21Rank 9 from verse 2
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    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

  10. Jeremiah 2:22–23Rank 10 from verse 2
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    22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.

    23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

  11. Luke 18:9–11Rank 11 from verse 2
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    9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

    10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

    11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

  12. Daniel 5:27Rank 12 from verse 2
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    27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

  13. Revelation 2:23Rank 13 from verse 2
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    23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

  14. 1 Samuel 15:13–14Rank 14 from verse 2
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    13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

    14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

  15. Isaiah 26:7Rank 15 from verse 2
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    7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  16. Romans 7:7–9Rank 16 from verse 2
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    7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

    8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

    9For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

  17. Revelation 2:18Rank 17 from verse 2
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    18And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 37:4–5Rank 1 from verse 3
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    4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

  2. Proverbs 3:6Rank 2 from verse 3
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    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  3. Psalms 55:22Rank 3 from verse 3
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    22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  4. Philippians 4:6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  5. 1 Peter 5:7Rank 5 from verse 3
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    7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

  6. Job 22:28Rank 6 from verse 3
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    28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

  7. Job 5:8Rank 7 from verse 3
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    8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

  8. Luke 12:22Rank 8 from verse 3
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    22¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

  9. Matthew 6:25–34Rank 9 from verse 3
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    25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

    26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

    27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

    28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

    29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

  10. Isaiah 7:5–7Rank 10 from verse 3
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    5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

    6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

    7Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

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Proverbs 16:1

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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answer

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Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tongue

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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 16:2

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:3

COMBINED MEANING

commit

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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thoughts

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Things thought or purposed in the mind or heart; ideas, reasonings, intentions, or purposes.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

established

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Set firmly; founded, made stable, ordained, enacted, ratified, or confirmed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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15:33The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

16:1THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

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16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

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16:3Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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16:4The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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