A moment in scripture
Proverbs 20:24
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Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
- Proverbs 20:23
Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.
- Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
- Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.