Proverbs
Proverbs 20:24
24A man’s steps are from the LORD,
so how can anyone understand his own way?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A man’s | גָ֑בֶר | ḡā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H1397 man |
| steps | מִצְעֲדֵי־ | miṣ·‘ă·ḏê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4703 step |
| from the LORD | מֵיהוָ֥ה | mē·h·wå̄h | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| so how | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can anyone | וְ֝אָדָ֗ם | wə·’ā·ḏām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| understand | יָּבִ֥ין | yā·ḇîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H995 discern |
| his own way | דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ | dar·kōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 16:9 · Jeremiah 10:23 · Psalm 25:12 · Psalm 37:23 · Psalm 25:4 · Proverbs 14:8 · Daniel 5:23 · Acts 17:28 · Isaiah 10:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.