Proverbs 20:24
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?”Proverbs 20:24
What Does Proverbs 20:24 Mean?
Proverbs 20:24 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 24 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 20:24 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 16:9“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”Jeremiah 10:23“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”Proverbs 21:1“The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”Psalms 25:12“What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.”Psalms 37:23“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”Psalms 25:4“Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.”Proverbs 16:1“The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.”Proverbs 14:8“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.”Daniel 5:23“But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:”Acts 17:28“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.”Isaiah 10:6“I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.”
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