9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:9
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 9
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A man’s אָ֭דָם H120 Noun - masculine singular heart לֵ֣ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct plans יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב H2803 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his course דַּרְכּ֑וֹ H1870 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular but the LORD וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה H3068 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular determines יָכִ֥ין H3559 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his steps צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ H6806 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular