Proverbs 20:24 Parallel Translations
NASB: Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way? (NASB ©1995)
GWT: The LORD is the one who directs a person's steps. How then can anyone understand his own way?(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
ASV: A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
BBE: A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
DBY: The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?
ERV: A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
JPS: A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?
WBS: Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
WEB: A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
YLT: From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?
Proverbs 20:24 Cross References
XREF:Proverbs 16:9 The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
WES: 20:24 His way - What the issue of his designs will be.
MHC: 20:23. A bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end. 24. How can we form plans, and conduct business, independently of the Lord? 25. The evasions men often use with their own consciences show how false and deceitful man is. 26. Justice should crush the wicked, and separate them from the virtuous. 27. The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God. 28. Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne. 29. Both young and old have their advantages; and let neither despise or envy the other.
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