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Proverbs 20:24
Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:24 · King James Version
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Proverbs 20:24 in other translations
A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
A man's steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?
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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.
27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
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