Bible verse
A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:24 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 20.
20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
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?
ERV
A man’s goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
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