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


In Context

21 The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing.

22 Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord and he will deliver thee.

23 Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good.

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

25 It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.

26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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