Proverbs 20:24

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Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.	Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?	[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Man's^H1397 goings^H4703 are of the LORD^H3068; how can a man^H120 then understand^H995 his own way^H1870?

Original Hebrew

מֵיְהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכֹּו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
מֵ/יהוָ֥ה	me./Yah.weh	H3068	HR/Np	(are) from/ Yahweh
מִצְעֲדֵי	mitz.'a.dei-	H4703	HNcmpc	(the) steps of
גָ֑בֶר	Ga.ver	H1397	HNcmsa	a man
וְ֝/אָדָ֗ם	ve./'a.Dam	H120	HC/Ncmsa	and/ anyone
מַה	mah-	H4100	HTi	what?
יָּבִ֥ין	ya.Vin	H995	HVqi3ms	will he understand
דַּרְכּֽ/וֹ	dar.K/o	H1870	HNcbsc/Sp3ms	own way/ his

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
H995 — בִּין (bîyn, bene): a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand; attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
H1397 — גֶּבֶר (geber, gheh'-ber): from גָּבַר; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply; every one, man, [idiom] mighty.
H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
H4703 — מִצְעָד (mitsʻâd, mits-awd'): from צָעַד; a step; figuratively, companionship; going, step.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

how — Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:12, Proverbs 14:8, Proverbs 16:9, Isaiah 10:6-7
Man's — Psalms 37:23, Jeremiah 10:23, Daniel 5:23, Acts 17:28

Reciprocal references (2): Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 21:1

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