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Proverbs 16:9 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Proverbs 16:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 16 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
Proverbs 16:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 16:9
This verse articulates the Reformed doctrine of divine providence and sovereignty over human agency. While man possesses genuine moral agency to plan ('deviseth' from Hebrew 'chashab'), God exercises ultimate governance over outcomes ('directeth' from 'kun', to establish). This is not fatalism but acknowledgment that God's decree works through human volition. The verse provides comfort: our plans matter, yet God ensures His purposes prevail. It balances human responsibility with divine sovereignty, a tension Scripture maintains throughout (Philippians 2:12-13).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 16:9
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“but Yahweh's counsel will prevail.”
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”
“but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.”
“Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?”
“I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.”
“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”
“and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying”