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Jeremiah 10:23

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O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

O LORD {H3068}, I know {H3045} that the way {H1870} of man {H120} is not in himself: it is not in man {H376} that walketh {H1980} to direct {H3559} his steps {H6806}.

ADONAI, I know that the way of humans is not in their control, humans are not able to direct their steps as they walk.

I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.

O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 20:24 (48 votes)

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

  • Proverbs 16:1 (39 votes)

    ¶ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.

  • Psalms 37:23 (36 votes)

    The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

  • Psalms 17:5 (21 votes)

    Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.

  • Psalms 119:116 (21 votes)

    ¶ Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

  • Psalms 119:117 (21 votes)

    Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.