Proverbs Chapter 16 verse 9 Holy Bible
A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
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A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.
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The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.
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A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
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A man's heart plans his course, But Yahweh directs his steps.
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The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
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Proverbs 16 : 9 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps (ver. 1). "Man proposes, God disposes" or, as the Germans say, "Der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt" (comp. Proverbs 20:24). The word rendered "deviseth" implies, by its spectra, intensity of thought and care. Man meditates and prepares his plans with the utmost solicitude, but it rests with God whether he shall carry them to completion or not, and whether, if they are to be accomplished, it be done with ease or with painful labour (comp. Genesis 24:12, etc.). We all remember Shakespeare's words in 'Hamlet' - "There's a divinity that shapes our ends,Rough-hew them how we will." Septuagint, "Let the heart of man consider what is just, that his steps may be by God directed might" (comp. Jeremiah 10:23).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) A man's heart deviseth his way . . .--"Man proposeth, God disposeth." (See below on Proverbs 20:24.)
