King James Version

Proverbs 16:1

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

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לְאָדָ֥םleadamto personאָדָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.מַֽעַרְכֵיmaarkhepreparationמַעֲרָךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “preparation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4633an arrangement, i.e. (figuratively) mental dispositionpreparation.לֵ֑בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הumeyehvahand from Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and from Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מַעֲנֵ֥הmaanehanswerמַעֲנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4617a reply (favorable or contradictory)answer, [idiom] himself.לָשֽׁוֹןlashontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “tongue”, the ordinary formH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The preparations of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)