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Proverbs 20:24

World English Bible

A man’s steps are from Yahweh;
how then can man understand his way?

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Proverbs 20:24 in other translations

A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

Proverbs 20:24 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:24 in context

  1. 22Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.”
    Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
  2. 23Yahweh detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
  3. 24A man’s steps are from Yahweh;
    how then can man understand his way?
  4. 25It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication,
    then later to consider his vows.
  5. 26A wise king winnows out the wicked,
    and drives the threshing wheel over them.