Proverbs 20:24 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

A mans goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

English Amplified

Man's steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Man's steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

A man’s steps are from the Lord, so how can anyone understand his own way?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Even a courageous person’s steps are determined by the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

The Lord chooses the way that we take through life. We cannot understand what will happen to us.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Lord guides our steps, and we never know where he will lead us.

A man's steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Lord has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Lord is the one who directs a person's steps. How then can anyone understand his own way?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

A man's steps are determined by the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

The steps of a man are from Yahweh, How then can man understand his way?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The steps of a man are directed by the Lord; how then can a man understand his own way?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Man's steps are from the LORD; how, then, can a man understand his way?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD — so how can anyone understand his own way?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord directs a man's steps. So how can anyone understand his own way?

English NIV

A man's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way?

English NKJ 1982

A man’s steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his own way?

English NLT

How can we understand the road we travel? It is the LORD who directs our steps.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

All our steps are ordered by the LORD; how then can we understand our own ways?

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

It is the Lord who directs your life, for each step you take is ordained by God to bring you closer to your destiny. So much of your life, then, remains a mystery!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

A man's steps are ordered by the Lord; how then can man understand his way?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Since the Lord is directing our steps, why try to understand everything that happens along the way?

English Tyndale 1537

The LORD ordereth every man's goings, for what is he, that understandeth his own way?

Proverbs 20:24 — Compare Translations