Proverbs 16:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.”

Proverbs 16:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:16 words

HebrewMeaning

לְ/אָדָ֥םləʾādām

man (meanpronH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

מַֽעַרְכֵיmaʿarəkēy

preparationnounH4633

לֵ֑בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗הwmēyəhwāh

LORDconjH3068

the Lord. Compare

מַעֲנֵ֥הmaʿănēh

answernounH4617

himself

לָשֽׁוֹןlāšwōn

baynounH3956

babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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