Proverbs 16:1 Go deeper

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD . (KJV)

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לְאָדָ֥םle.'a.Dam[belong] to a person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:1 word 1

מַֽעַרְכֵי\־ma.'ar.khei-[the] plans of

Lemma: מַעֲרָךְ (ma.a.rakh) · Strong's: H4633

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: plan

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4633; TAHOT Proverbs 16:1 word 2

לֵ֑בLev[the] heart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:1 word 3

וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הvu.me.Yah.wehand [is] from Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:1 word 4

מַעֲנֵ֥הma.'a.Neh[the] answer of

Lemma: מַעֲנֶה (ma.a.neh) · Strong's: H4617

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: answer

Used 7 times. Also: Job 32:3, Job 32:5, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:4, Micah 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4617; TAHOT Proverbs 16:1 word 5

לָשֽׁוֹן\׃la.Shon[the] tongue

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:1 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The plans	→	מַעֲרָךְ H4633 plan
of the heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
belong to man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
but the reply	→	מַעֲנֶה H4617 answer
of the tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
[is] from the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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