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Proverbs 16:9

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

Proverbs 16:9 · World English Bible

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Proverbs 16:7–11

When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps. Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth. Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

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This proverb places human planning alongside the LORD's direction of a person's steps. In a setting concerned with righteous choices and honest dealings, it calls for humility about how plans unfold.

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Proverbs 16:9 is quoted from the World English Bible (WEB). Edition identifier: engwebp-source-2026-09-12. The surrounding passage is Proverbs 16:7–11.

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