Jeremiah 10:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.”
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“I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
King James Version · Public Domain“O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man <FI>is<Fi> his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 10:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 17:5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- Psalms 119:116Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 20:24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
- Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
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