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proverbs_16:1

Proverbs 16:1

Hebrew
לְאָדָ֥ם מַֽעַרְכֵי לֵ֑בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב

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Meaning:

* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything

Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5…
וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

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Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
מַעֲנֵ֥ה לָשֽׁוֹן
ESV
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
NIV
To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue.
NLT
We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.
LXX
KJV
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

Proverbs 15:33 ← Proverbs 16:1 → Proverbs 16:2

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