Jeremiah 10:23

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

ASV

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

LSV

I have known, O YHWH, that not of man [is] his way, || Not of man [is] the going and establishing of his step.

YLT

I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man [is] his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.

DBY

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

DRC

I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps.

GNV

O Lord, I knowe, that the way of man is not in himselfe, neyther is it in man to walke and to direct his steps.

JPS

O LORD, I know that man's way is not his own; it is not in man to direct his steps as he walketh.

LXXE

I know, O Lord, that man's way is not his own; neither shall a man go, and direct his going.

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WLC

יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לָאָדָ֖ם דַּרְכּ֑וֹ לֹֽא־לְאִ֣ישׁ הֹלֵ֔ךְ וְהָכִ֖ין אֶֽת־צַעֲדֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Οἶδα, Κύριε, ὅτι οὐχὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ ἀνὴρ πορεύσεται καὶ κατορθώσει πορείαν αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 20:24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
• Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
• Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
• Psalms 119:116–117Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope. Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
• Psalms 17:5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

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