The Meaning of Proverbs 16:9 Explained

Proverbs 16:9

KJV: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

YLT: The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

Darby: The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.

ASV: A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A man's  heart  deviseth  his way:  but the LORD  directeth  his steps. 

What does Proverbs 16:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 16

1  The Plans of the heart

What do the individual words in Proverbs 16:9 mean?

A heart of man plans his way but Yahweh directs his steps
לֵ֣ב אָ֭דָם יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יָכִ֥ין צַעֲדֽוֹ

לֵ֣ב  A  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
אָ֭דָם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב  plans 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָשַׁב 
Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ  his  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה  but  Yahweh 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יָכִ֥ין  directs 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
צַעֲדֽוֹ  his  steps 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: צַעַד  
Sense: step, pace, stride.