# Proverbs 16.2

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
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> **2. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.**
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> 3. Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. 4. Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. (Proverbs 16:1-4, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
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> **2. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.**
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> 3. Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. 4. Yahweh has made everything for its own end, yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. (Proverbs 16:1-4, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. <sup>preparations: or, disposings</sup>
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> **2. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.**
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> 3. Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. <sup>Commit: Heb. Roll</sup> 4. The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. (Proverbs 16:1-4, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. Of man [are] arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.
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> **2. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.**
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> 3. Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes, 4. All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil. (Proverbs 16:1-4, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Demand to Be Witnessed](/codex/argument-from-the-demand-to-be-witnessed/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.