Proverbs 16:9
In his heart a person plans out his way, 1 but Yahweh directs his steps. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 what is right, 1 than a large income with injustice. 1
10Insightful decisions are on the lips of a king, 1 his mouth should not betray justice. 1
Cross References
2 Chronicles 22:7Now the destruction of Ahaziah was brought about by God through Ahaziah's visit to Joram. When he had arrived, he went with Jehoram to attack Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had chosen to destroy the house of Ahab.
Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to a person, 1 but from Yahweh comes the answer from his tongue. 1
Proverbs 20:24A person's steps are directed by Yahweh; 1 how then can he understand his way? 1
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice 1 that can stand against Yahweh. 1
Jeremiah 10:23I know, Yahweh, that the way of a man does not come from himself. No person walking directs his own steps. 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 →