Proverbs 20:24
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
- KJV
- Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
- WEB
- A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
- ASV
- A man`s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
- DARBY
- The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?
- BLB
- [From] YHWH [are] the steps of man; and how can a man understand his way?
- ÅB
- Herren styrer mannens skritt; hvordan skulle et menneske skjønne sin vei?
- OTB
- Herren leder en persons skritt; hvordan kan da noen fullt ut forstå sin egen vei?
- B1930
- Herren styrer mannens skritt; hvorledes skulde et menneske skjønne sin vei?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:23
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Read in contextPsalms 25:12
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Read in contextPsalms 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Read in contextPsalms 25:4
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Read in contextProverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Read in contextDaniel 5:23
But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
Read in contextActs 17:28
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
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