Proverbs 20:24

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:9 : 9 A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 Nowe I knowe (O Lord) that it is not in mans power to order his owne wayes, or to rule his owne steppes and goinges.
  • Ps 25:4 : 4 Make me to knowe thy wayes O God, and teache me thy pathes:
  • Ps 25:12 : 12 What man is he that feareth God? God wyll teache hym in the way that he shall choose.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.
  • Acts 17:28 : 28 For in hym we liue, and moue, & haue our beyng, as certaine of your owne poetes sayde: for we are also his offpryng.
  • Ps 37:23 : 23 The pathes of man is directed by God: and his way pleaseth.
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 But hast lift vp thy selfe against the Lorde of heauen, so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee, that thou and thy princes, with thy wyues and concubines, might drinke wine thereout: and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse and iron, of wood and stone, which neither see, heare, nor vnderstand: As for the God in whose hande consisteth thy breath and all thy wayes, thou hast not glorified him.

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  • Jer 10:23-24
    2 verses
    81%

    23 Nowe I knowe (O Lord) that it is not in mans power to order his owne wayes, or to rule his owne steppes and goinges.

    24 Therefore chasten thou me O Lord, but with fauour, and not in thy wrath, lest thou bring me vtterly to naught.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21 For euery mans wayes are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goynges.

  • Prov 16:9
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    9 A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.

  • Job 34:21
    78%

    21 For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.

  • Ps 37:23
    76%

    23 The pathes of man is directed by God: and his way pleaseth.

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    75%

    1 The kynges heart is in the hand of the Lord, lyke as are the riuers of water, he maye turne it whyther soeuer he wyll.

    2 Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 The desire without discretion is not good: but as a man whiche hasteth with his feete offendeth.

    3 The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12 There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 16:1-3
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    73%

    1 A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

    2 A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane: but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes.

    3 Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde: and what thou deuisest it shall prosper.

  • Job 28:23
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    23 But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8 The way of the vngodly is frowarde and straunge: but of the pure man his worke is right.

  • Prov 3:5-6
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    5 Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & leane not vnto thine owne wit:

    6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall order thy goynges.

  • Prov 4:26
    72%

    26 Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy wayes be ordred aright.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25 There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7 And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come: for who can tell hym when it shalbe?

  • Prov 5:6
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    6 Perchaunce thou wylt ponder the path of her lyfe: so vnstedfast are her wayes that thou canst not know them.

  • Job 38:20
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    20 That thou shouldest receaue it in the boundes thereof, and know the pathes to their houses.

  • Job 31:4
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    4 Doth not he see my wayes, and tell all my goynges?

  • Prov 4:19
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    19 But the way of the vngodly is as the darkenesse, they knowe not where they fall.

  • Ps 17:5
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    5 O holde thou vp my goynges in thy pathes: that my footesteppes slyp not.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9 Who so is wise, shall vnderstande these thinges, and he that is right instruct wyll regarde them: for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous, such as be godly wyll walke in them: as for the wicked, they shall stumble therin.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24 The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21 There are many deuises in a mans heart: neuerthelesse, the counsayle of the Lorde shall stande.

  • Ps 144:4
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    4 Man is lyke a thyng of naught: his dayes be lyke a shadowe that passeth away.

  • Ps 77:19
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    19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy pathes in the great waters: and thy footesteppes are not knowen.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23 Diuers wayghtes are an abhomination vnto the Lord, and a false balaunce is not good.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9 He that walketh vprightly, walketh surely: but whoso goeth a wrong way, shalbe knowen.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11 God knoweth the thoughtes of man: that they are but vanitie.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20 Therfore walke thou in the way of such as be vertuous, & kepe the pathes of the righteous.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wysdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.

  • Job 24:23
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    23 And though they gaue him to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.

  • Eccl 6:12
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    12 For who knoweth what is good for man liuing in the dayes of his vayne life, whiche is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man what shall happen after hym vnder the sunne?

  • Eccl 7:24
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    24 yea and so deepe, that I might not reache vnto her.

  • Prov 24:12
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    12 If thou wylt say, beholde I knewe not of it: doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that kepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? Shall not he also recompence euery man according to his workes?

  • Prov 20:25
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    25 It is a snare for a man to deuour that whiche is holy, and after the vowe to make inquirie.

  • Job 34:11
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    11 For he shall rewarde man after his workes, and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes.

  • Job 20:4
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    4 Knowest thou not this of olde, and since God plaged man vpon earth,

  • Prov 14:8
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    8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Job 18:7
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    7 The steppes of his strength shalbe restrayned, and his owne counsaile shall cast him downe:

  • Prov 2:9
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    9 Then shalt thou vnderstande righteousnesse, and iudgement, and equitie, yea and euery good path.

  • Prov 20:11
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    11 A chylde is knowen by his conuersation, whether his workes be pure and right.

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1 For all these thinges purposed I in my mynde to seeke out: The righteous & wise, yea & their seruauntes also are in the hand of God, and there is no man that knoweth eyther loue or hate, but all thinges are before them.

  • Eccl 3:21
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    21 Who knoweth the spirite of man that goeth vpwarde, & the breath of the beast that goeth downe to the earth?

  • Job 28:20
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    20 Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?