Proverbs 16:9 · KJV
“A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
— Proverbs 16:9
Better {is} a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
A divine sentence {is} in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. {A divine...: Heb. Divination}
Proverbs 16 — Context
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8Better {is} a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
9A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
10A divine sentence {is} in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. {A divine...: Heb. Divination}
11A just weight and balance {are} the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag {are} his work. {the weights: Heb. the stones}
Cross References
Proverbs 19:21
{There are} many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Psalms 37:23
The steps of a {good} man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. {ordered: or, established}
Proverbs 16:1
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, {is} from the LORD. {preparations: or, disposings}
Proverbs 20:24
Man's goings {are} of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Jeremiah 10:23
O LORD, I know that the way of man {is} not in himself: {it is} not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Proverbs 21:30
{There is} no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times {the things} that are not {yet} done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: