King James Version
Proverbs 19:21 in the King James Version says “There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.”
Proverbs 19:21 · KJV
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. do: Heb. add
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“devices”
H4284a contrivance, i.e., (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
“heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“in a man's”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“that shall stand”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
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