Proverbs 16:1-3

The Proverbs of Solomon

¹ The plans of the heart belong to man,
but _l the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
² _m All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord _n weighs the spirit.
³ _o Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 10:19 - 20
   When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 21:2
   Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
   Proverbs 12:15
   The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
   Proverbs 30:12
   There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.
   
3. Cross References
   Proverbs 24:12
   If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?
   1 Samuel 16:7
   But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.
   
4. Cross References
   Psalms 37:5
   Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act.