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Proverbs 16:9
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Proverbs 16:9
9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
9†A mans heart deuiseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 16:9
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Devises; plans, contrives, or purposes in the mind.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Directs: guides, orders, governs, or points in the right course.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
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Open the full verse study23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
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Open the full verse study1THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
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Open the full verse study24Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?
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Open the full verse study23¶ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
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Open the full verse study30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
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Open the full verse study10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
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