PRO 16:9 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Κυρίου μετὰ δικαιοσύνης, φυλάσσεται δὲ ὁ ἀσεβὴς εἰς ἡμέραν κακήν.
(Panta ta erga tou Kuriou meta dikaiosunaʸs, fulassetai de ho asebaʸs eis haʸmeran kakaʸn. )

BrTr All the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; and the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.

UST People plan what they want to do,
⇔ but Yahweh determines what they will actually do.

BSB ⇔ A man’s heart plans his course,
⇔ but the LORD determines his steps.

OEB Man plans out his way,
⇔ but the Lord directs his steps.

WEBBE A man’s heart plans his course,
⇔ but the LORD directs his steps.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A person plans his course,
⇔ but the Lord directs his steps.

LSV The heart of man devises his way,
And YHWH establishes his step.

FBV You can plan in your mind what to do, but the Lord will guide you.

T4T ⇔ People plan what they want to do,
⇔ but Yahweh directs/determines what they will really be able to do.

LEB • [fn] of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.

16:? Literally “heart”

BBE A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

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

ASV A man’s heart deviseth his way;
⇔ But Jehovah directeth his steps.

DRA The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

KJB-1611 [fn]A mans heart deuiseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

16:9 Vers. 1.

Bshps A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.
(A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lord that ordereth his goynges.)

Gnva The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.

Cvdl A ma deuyseth a waye in his herte, but it is ye LORDE yt ordreth his goinges.
(A man deuyseth a way in his heart, but it is ye/you_all LORD it ordreth his goinges.)

Wyc The herte of a man schal dispose his weie; but it perteyneth to the Lord to dresse hise steppis.
(The heart of a man shall dispose his weie; but it pertaineth/pertains to the Lord to dress his steppis.)

Luth Des Menschen Herz schlägt seinen Weg an, aber der HErr allein gibt, daß er fortgehe.
(Des Menschen heart schlägt his path an, but the/of_the LORD alone gibt, that he fortgehe.)

ClVg Cor hominis disponit viam suam, sed Domini est dirigere gressus ejus.]
(Cor of_man disponit road his_own, but Master it_is dirigere gressus his.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לֵ֣ב

mind

See how you translated the same use of heart in 2:2.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אָ֭דָם & דַּרְכּ֑⁠וֹ &צַעֲדֽ⁠וֹ

humankind & its=road/course (Some words not found in UHB: mind humankind plans its=road/course and=YHWH determines steps,his )

Although man and his are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “a person … that person’s way … that person’s step”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דַּרְכּ֑⁠וֹ

its=road/course

Here Solomon refers to what a person wants to do as if it were a way he walks on. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “what he wants to do”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָכִ֥ין צַעֲדֽ⁠וֹ

determines steps,his

Here Solomon speaks of Yahweh determining the individual events related to the working out of a person’s plans as if Yahweh were guiding that person where to step. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “determines how that plan proceeds”

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