Proverbs 20:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

ℹ️

About this Translation

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Students of biblical languages
Pastors and teachers
Serious Bible students
Researchers needing lexical linkage
Readers preferring KJV tradition

Consider alternatives for

New believers
Casual devotional reading
Children and young readers
English language learners

🔄 Compare with

ESVNASBNIVCSBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Prov 16:9 : 9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Jer 10:23 : 23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Ps 25:4 : 4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Ps 25:12 : 12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Acts 17:28 : 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Ps 37:23 : 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth{H8799)} in his way.
Dan 5:23 : 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Jer 10:23-24
2 verses
81%
23O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
24O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
Prov 5:21
81%
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
Prov 16:9
79%
9A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Job 34:21
78%
21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Ps 37:23
76%
23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth{H8799)} in his way.
Prov 21:1-2
2 verses
75%
1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Prov 19:2-3
2 verses
74%
2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Prov 14:12
74%
12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Prov 16:1-3
3 verses
73%
1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
3Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Job 28:23
73%
23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
Prov 21:8
73%
8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
Prov 3:5-6
2 verses
73%
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Prov 4:26
72%
26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Prov 16:25
72%
25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Eccl 8:7
72%
7For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Prov 5:6
72%
6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Job 38:20
72%
20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
Job 31:4
72%
4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Prov 4:19
72%
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Ps 17:5
71%
5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Hos 14:9
71%
9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Prov 15:24
71%
24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Prov 19:21
71%
21There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Ps 144:4
71%
4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Ps 77:19
71%
19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known{H8738)}.
Prov 20:23
71%
23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Prov 10:9
71%
9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Ps 94:11
71%
11The LORD knoweth{H8802)} the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
Prov 2:20
70%
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
Prov 21:16
70%
16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Job 24:23
70%
23Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
Eccl 6:12
70%
12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Eccl 7:24
70%
24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Prov 24:12
70%
12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Prov 20:25
70%
25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Job 34:11
70%
11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Job 20:4
70%
4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Prov 14:8
70%
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Job 18:7
70%
7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
Prov 2:9
70%
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
Prov 20:11
70%
11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Eccl 9:1
70%
1For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Eccl 3:21
69%
21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Job 28:20
69%
20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?