Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, 2 but Adonai directs his steps. 1
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In The King James Version
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
In Context
8Better is a little with righteousness, 2 than great revenues with lo'mishpat ·injustice·. 1
10Inspired charges are on the lips of the king. 2 His mouth shall not betray his judgments. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, 2 but the answer of the tongue is from Adonai. 1
Proverbs 20:24A man’s steps are from Adonai; 2 how then can man understand his way? 1
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding 2 nor counsel against Adonai. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:9
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. Here, 1. It is supposed that an honest good man may have but a little of the wealth of this world (all the righteous are not rich),—that a man may have but little, and yet may be honest (though poverty is a temptation to dishonesty, ch. xxx. 9 , yet not an invincible one),—and that a man may grow rich, for a while, by fraud and oppression, may have great revenues, and those got and kept without right, may have no good title to them nor make… Read the whole commentary →