Proverbs 16:10

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

Key Reflection

This verse teaches that while a person may set their goals and intentions (heart planning the course), ultimately it is God who guides the outcomes of those actions (LORD directing the steps). It emphasizes the balance between human decision-making and divine providence in one's life journey.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

A divine sentence -See the margin, i. e., “soothsaying” in its darker aspect as contrasted with prophecy. The true oracle is to be sought, not from soothsayers and diviners, but “at the lips of the king,” who is ideally the representative, theπροφήτηςprophētēsof Yahweh, in His government of mankind.

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