Proverbs 16:9 Go deeper

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. (KJV)

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לֵ֣בlev[the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

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 16:9 word 1

אָ֭דָם'A.doma 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 16:9 word 2

יְחַשֵּׁ֣בye.cha.Shevit plans

Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803I

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to devise: devise

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 50:20, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 14:13, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2803I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:9 word 3

דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Proverbs 16:9 word 4

וַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehand 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 16:9 word 5

יָכִ֥יןya.Khinhe directs

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:9 word 6

צַעֲדֽוֹ\׃tza.'a.Dostep[s] his

Lemma: צַ֫עַד (tsa.ad) · Strong's: H6806

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

Meaning: step

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:13, 2 Samuel 22:37, Job 14:16, Job 18:7, Job 31:4, Job 31:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6806; TAHOT Proverbs 16:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A man’s	→	אָדָם H0120G man
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
plans	→	חָשַׁב H2803I to devise: devise
his course	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
but the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
determines	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish
his steps	→	צַ֫עַד H6806 step

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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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