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To a manלְאָדָםbelong the preparationsמַעַרְכֵיof the heart,לֵבbut from YHWHוּמֵיְהוָהcomes the answerמַעֲנֵהof the tongue.לָשׁוֹן
Proverbs 16:1
Study it in the app“To a man belong the preparations of the heart, but from YHWH comes the answer of the tongue.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:1, word by word
- To a manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- belong the preparationsמַעַרְכֵיmaarche
plans, arrangement
Plans, what one arranges or sets in order in one's mind.
Where else “maarche” appears- of the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- but from YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- comes the answerמַעֲנֵהmaane
answer
What is said in answer to a question or an accusation.
Where else “maane” appears- of the tongueלָשׁוֹןlashon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “lashon” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2All the ways of a man are clean in his eyes, but YHWH weighs the spirits.