PROVERBS CHAPTER 16.
V. 1. The preparations of the heart in man and the answer of the tongue is from the Lord, literally, “To man,” that is, pertaining to man, “the plannings of the heart, but from Yahweh the answer of the tongue.” The mind of a man may be engaged in attempting to solve a problem, in setting up various plans or schemes to reach a right conclusion, but the best solution is that which is given by the Lord, who finally leads the thoughts according to His will and causes them to be expressed in words in agreement with His plans.
V.2. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, in his own judgment; but the Lord weigheth the spirits, He has ways and means to try all men according to their real moral worth, and His judgment is not fallible like that of men.
V. 3. Commit thy works unto the Lord, rolling them in His direction, for Him to take care of, Ps. 37, 5, and thy thoughts shall be established, He Himself will give the proper and blessed direction to the believer’s plans and purposes.