Proverbs 16:9
Context| NETBible | A person 1 plans his course, 2 but the Lord directs 3 his steps. 4 |
| XREF | Ps 37:23; Pr 16:1; Pr 19:21; Pr 20:24; Pr 21:30; Isa 46:10; Jer 10:23 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the heart of a man.” This stresses that it is within the heart that plans are made. Only those plans that are approved by God will succeed. 2 tn Heb “his way” (so KJV, NASB). 3 tn The verb כּוּן (kun, “to establish; to confirm”) with צַעַד (tsa’ad, “step”) means “to direct” (e.g., Ps 119:133; Jer 10:23). This contrasts what people plan and what actually happens – God determines the latter. 4 sn “Steps” is an implied comparison, along with “way,” to indicate the events of the plan as they work out. |
