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The heartלֵבof a manאָדָםplansיְחַשֵּׁבhis way,דַּרְכּוֹbut YHWHוַיהוָהestablishesיָכִיןhis step.צַעֲדוֹ
Proverbs 16:9
Study it in the app“The heart of a man plans his way, but YHWH establishes his step.”
A person's heart plans his way, but YHWH establishes his stepsProvidenceWe plan our way, but YHWH makes our step firmGod guides
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:9, word by word
- The heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of a manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- plansיְחַשֵּׁבyechashev
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “yechashev” appears- his wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- but YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- establishesיָכִיןyachin
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “yachin” appears- his stepצַעֲדtsaad
step
A step: each movement of the foot in walking.
Where else “tsaad” appears
The context
8Better is a little with righteousness than abundant harvests without justice.
9 · This verse (above)
10Divination is on the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not be unfaithful.