The Meaning of Proverbs 19:21 Explained

Proverbs 19:21

KJV: There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

YLT: Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

Darby: Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.

ASV: There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[There are] many  devices  in a man's  heart;  nevertheless the counsel  of the LORD,  that shall stand. 

What does Proverbs 19:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:21 mean?

Many there are plans in a heart of man and nevertheless the counsel of Yahweh that will stand
רַבּ֣וֹת מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת בְּלֶב־ אִ֑ישׁ וַעֲצַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תָקֽוּם

רַבּ֣וֹת  Many 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת  there  are  plans 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַחֲשָׁבָה  
Sense: thought, device.
בְּלֶב־  in  a  heart 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
אִ֑ישׁ  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
וַעֲצַ֥ת  and  nevertheless  the  counsel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֵצָה 
Sense: counsel, advice, purpose.
יְ֝הוָ֗ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
הִ֣יא  that 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
תָקֽוּם  will  stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.