Proverbs 20:24

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A person's steps are directed by the Lord; how then can anyone understand their own way?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:9 : 9 The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 I know, Lord, that a person's way is not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.
  • Ps 25:4 : 4 Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
  • Ps 25:12 : 12 Who is the one who fears the LORD? He will instruct them in the way they should choose.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Acts 17:28 : 28 For in him we live and move and have our being, as some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'
  • Ps 37:23 : 23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way.
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 10:23-24
    2 verses
    81%

    23I know, Lord, that a person's way is not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.

    24Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—not in Your anger, or You will reduce me to nothing.

  • Prov 5:21
    81%

    21For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and He examines all his paths.

  • Prov 16:9
    79%

    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

  • Job 34:21
    78%

    21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.

  • Ps 37:23
    76%

    23The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:12
    74%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Prov 16:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1To humans belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

    2All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

    3Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

  • Job 28:23
    73%

    23God understands its way, and He knows its place.

  • Prov 21:8
    73%

    8The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.

  • Prov 3:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

    6In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

  • Prov 4:26
    72%

    26Consider the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established.

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Eccl 8:7
    72%

    7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

  • Prov 5:6
    72%

    6She does not consider the path of life; her ways wander, but she does not know it.

  • Job 38:20
    72%

    20that you may take it to its boundary and recognize the paths to its home?

  • Job 31:4
    72%

    4Does He not see my ways and count all my steps?

  • Prov 4:19
    72%

    19The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.

  • Ps 17:5
    71%

    5Hold steady my steps in your paths so that my feet do not slip.

  • Hos 14:9
    71%

    9Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.

  • Prov 15:24
    71%

    24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Prov 19:21
    71%

    21Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.

  • Ps 144:4
    71%

    4Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

  • Ps 77:19
    71%

    19Your thunder echoed in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

  • Prov 20:23
    71%

    23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

  • Prov 10:9
    71%

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Ps 94:11
    71%

    11The LORD knows the thoughts of man; He knows they are but a breath.

  • Prov 2:20
    70%

    20So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 21:16
    70%

    16A person who wanders from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Job 24:23
    70%

    23He allows them to rest in security, but His eyes are on their ways.

  • Eccl 6:12
    70%

    12For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few days of their fleeting life? They pass like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

  • Eccl 7:24
    70%

    24What exists is far off and exceedingly deep—who can discover it?

  • Prov 24:12
    70%

    12If you say, 'We did not know about this,' won't the one who examines hearts perceive it? Won't the one who guards your soul know? He will repay everyone according to their deeds.

  • Prov 20:25
    70%

    25It is a trap for someone to dedicate something rashly and only later to reconsider their vows.

  • Job 34:11
    70%

    11For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves.

  • Job 20:4
    70%

    4Do you not know this from ancient times, since man was placed on the earth,

  • Prov 14:8
    70%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Job 18:7
    70%

    7His vigorous steps will be restricted, and his own counsel will cast him down.

  • Prov 2:9
    70%

    9Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.

  • Prov 20:11
    70%

    11Even a young person is known by their actions—whether their conduct is pure and upright.

  • Eccl 9:1
    70%

    1So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them.

  • Eccl 3:21
    69%

    21Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down to the earth?

  • Job 28:20
    69%

    20But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?