Proverbs 16:9
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
חָשַׁב
châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יָשַׁר
yâshar
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁר yâshar
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
Study H3474 →חָשַׁב châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...
Study H2803 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
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