11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
- KJV King James Version
- A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The heart of man devises his way, || And YHWH establishes his step.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- You can plan in your mind what to do, but the Lord will guide you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֵ֣ב | lêḇ | heart | H3820 לֵב heart |
| אָ֭דָם | ’ā·ḏām | A man’s | H120 אָדָם man |
| יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב | yə·ḥaš·šêḇ | plans | H2803 חָשַׁב to devise: design |
| דַּרְכּ֑וֹ | dar·kōw | his course | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | but the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| יָכִ֥ין | yā·ḵîn | determines | H3559 כּוּן to establish: prepare |
| צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ | ṣa·‘ă·ḏōw | his steps | H6806 צַ֫עַד step |
Related verses
- Proverbs 19:21
There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
- Psalm 37:23
A man’s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
- Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
- Proverbs 20:24
A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
- Jeremiah 10:23
Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
- Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
- Isaiah 46:10
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. I say: My counsel will stand, and I will do all that I please.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
9 A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.
Read all of Proverbs 16 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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