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Proverbs 16:9

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

KJV

Cor hominis disponit viam suam, sed Domini est dirigere gressus ejus.

Vulgate

πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ κυρίου μετὰ δικαιοσύνης, φυλάσσεται δὲ ὁ ἀσεβὴς εἰς ἡμέραν κακήν.

LXX

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

ASV

לֵ֣ב אָ֭דָם יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ וַֽ֝/יהוָ֗ה יָכִ֥ין צַעֲדֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
חָשַׁ֖ב
chshb
verb · 123×
י
y
noun · 591×
י
y
noun · 14×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
  • 1Sam 19:23 — And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
  • Esth 1:11 — To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
  • Esth 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, an
  • Isa 46:10 — 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:
  • Jer 10:23 — O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
  • Job 17:11 — My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
  • Lam 3:37 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
  • Prov 3:6 — In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  • Prov 16:1 — The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
  • Prov 16:1 — The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
  • Prov 19:21 — There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
  • Prov 19:21 — There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
  • Prov 20:24 — Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
  • Prov 20:24 — Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
  • Prov 21:1 — The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
  • Prov 21:30 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
  • Ps 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
  • Ps 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
  • Ps 127:1 — Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.