24Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own 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; 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.

24 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.

Proverbs 20:24 in Other Translations

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 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?