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


In Context

21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

22 Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the Lord , and he will deliver you.

23 The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

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

25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows.

26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives 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 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?