24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?


In Context

21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

24 A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:24Man’s goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:24A man's steps are directed by the Lord . How then can anyone understand his own way?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:24The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:24A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:24Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?