Verse List for PROV 20:24

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B I ◄ ← Prov 20:24 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) It’s Yahweh that determines a person’s steps, ⇔ → so how does a mere human understand their course?

OET-LV are_from_YHWH[fn][fn][fn] the_steps _of a _man and_human/ʼĀdām what will _he _understand its_road/course.

ULT From Yahweh, are the steps of a strong man, ⇔ so how can a man understand his way?

UST Yahweh directs what happens even to powerful people. ⇔  So then, no one can comprehend what will happen to him!

BSB & MSB A man ’s steps [are] from the LORD, ⇔  so how can anyone understand his own way?

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A man’s steps are from the LORD; ⇔  how then can man understand his way?

NET The steps of a person are ordained by the Lord – ⇔ so how can anyone understand his own way?

LSV The steps of a man [are] from YHWH,
And man—how does he understand his way?

FBV The Lord shows us the way to go, so how would we decide for ourselves?

T4T ⇔  Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, ⇔  so ◄how can we ◄understand/know► what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot ◄understand/know► what will happen before it happens.► [RHQ]

LEB • Away from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man,
• and how will humankind understand his ways?

BBE A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

Moff Man’s movements are controlled by the Eternal; ⇔  then how can any understand his life?

JPS A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?

ASV A man’s goings are of Jehovah; ⇔ How then can man understand his way?

DRA The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?

YLT From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?

Drby The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?

RV A man’s goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?

SLT From Jehovah man’s steps; and how shall man understand his way?

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

KJB-1769 Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

KJB-1611 Mans goings are of the LORD; how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
(The Lord ordereth every mans goings: how can a man then understand his own way?)

Gnva The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
(The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then understand his own way?)

Cvdl The LORDE ordreth euery mas goinges, for what is he, that vnderstondeth his owne wayes?
(The LORD orderth every man’s goings, for what is he, that understandeth/understands his own ways?)

Wycl The steppis of man ben dressid of the Lord; who forsothe of men mai vndurstonde his weie?
(The steps of man been dressed of the Lord; who for_certain/truly of men may understood his way?)

Luth Jedermanns Gänge kommen vom HErr’s. Welcher Mensch verstehet seinen Weg?
(Yedermanns corridors coming from_the LORD’s. Which person understands his way/path/road?)

ClVg A Domino diriguntur gressus viri: quis autem hominum intelligere potest viam suam?
(From Master diriguntur steps men: who/any however of_men to_understand can way/road his_own?)

UHB מֵ⁠יהוָ֥ה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָ֑בֶר וְ֝⁠אָדָ֗ם מַה־יָּבִ֥ין דַּרְכּֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Παρὰ Κυρίου εὐθύνεται τὰ διαβήματα ἀνδρὶ, θνητὸς δὲ πῶς ἂν νοήσαι τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ;

BrTr A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?