Fragments

Proverbs 16:1 in the New American Standard Bible:
The plans of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Summary of Essential Principle(s), and interpreted and paraphrased as applicable to Soul-Personhood:
1. I plan and analyze a matter inside my mind,
2. then God – welcome? unwelcome? – partners with me about that matter – when the matter stirs spoken words.

Proverbs 16:1 interpreted and paraphrased as applicable to Culture-Society:
In the backroom, backstage, the war room, soundproof, the conference room, phones off, just us,
we decide how it needs to go, and strategize how we’ll make it go that way.
But of necessity, out in the open, unexpected words must come, sometimes from unexpected sources or in unsuspected ways. Then of necessity, the hidden becomes knowable,
and nudges matters in unexpected directions.

Proverbs 16:1 interpreted and paraphrased as applicable to Nature-Symbol:
Animals seem to have instincts.
If they could use language, how would they describe instinct turning into their own unique sounds, and then to action?

See category notes for an explanation of the what, why, and how of my Proverbs in Three Contexts.

Tags: The Bible

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