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


In Context

21 An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

22 Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.

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

25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his 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?