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Proverbs 16:9

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A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
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  1. Proverbs 19:21Rank 1 from verse 9
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    21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

  2. Psalms 37:23Rank 2 from verse 9
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    23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

  3. Proverbs 16:1Rank 3 from verse 9
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    1THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

  4. Proverbs 20:24Rank 4 from verse 9
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    24Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

  5. Jeremiah 10:23Rank 5 from verse 9
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    23¶ 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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Proverbs 16:9

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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directeth

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Third-person singular present form of direct. Sense 1: To guide, order, or point. Sense 2: To instruct or teach.

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steps

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Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

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8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

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10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

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