Proverbs 16:1

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Proverbs 16:1


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The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The preparationsH4633 of the heartH3820 in manH120, and the answerH4617 of the tongueH3956, is from the LORDH3068.


Original Hebrew

לְאָדָם מַעַרְכֵי־לֵב וּמֵיְהוָה מַעֲנֵה לָשֹׁון׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
לְ/אָדָ֥ם
le./'a.Dam H120 HR/Ncmsa (belong) to/ a person
מַֽעַרְכֵי
ma.'ar.khei- H4633 HNcmpc (the) plans of
לֵ֑ב
Lev H3820 HNcmsa (the) heart
וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗ה
vu./me./Yah.weh H3068 HC/R/Np and/ (is) from/ Yahweh
מַעֲנֵ֥ה
ma.'a.Neh H4617 HNcmsc (the) answer of
לָשֽׁוֹן
la.Shon H3956 HNcbsa (the) tongue
Strong's References
  • H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב (lêbâb) H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
  • H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן (lâshôn); also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה (lᵉshônâh); from לָשַׁן (lâshan) H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
  • H4617 — מַעֲנֶה (maʻăneh, mah-an-eh'): from עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6030; a reply (favorable or contradictory); answer, [idiom] himself.
  • H4633 — מַעֲרָךְ (maʻărâk, mah-ar-awk'): from עָרַךְ (ʻârak) H6186; an arrangement, i.e. (figuratively) mental disposition; preparation.
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