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.
KJV
Scio, Domine, quia non est hominis via ejus, nec viri est ut ambulet, et dirigat gressus suos.
Vulgate
οἶδα, Κύριε, ὅτι οὐχὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ ἀνὴρ πορεύσεται καὶ κατορθώσει πορείαν αὐτοῦ.
LXX
O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
ASV
יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לָ/אָדָ֖ם דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ לֹֽא לְ/אִ֣ישׁ הֹלֵ֔ךְ וְ/הָכִ֖ין אֶֽת צַעֲדֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
י
y
noun · 14×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Does man have free-will? What is free-willa power, an act, or a habit? If it is a power, is it appetitive or cognitive? If it is appetitive, is it the same power as the will, or distinct? Article 1. Whether man has free-will? Objection 1. It would seem that man has not free-will. For whoever has free-will does what he wills. But man does not what he wills; for it is written (Ro…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 29:18 — O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
- 1Cor 16:7 — For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
- 1Sam 23:2 — Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
- Dan 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
- Ezra 8:21 — Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
- Mark 14:31 — But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
- Prov 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- Prov 3:6 — In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
- Prov 16:1 — The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
- Prov 16:1 — The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
- Prov 16:9 — A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
- Prov 20:24 — Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
- Prov 20:24 — Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
- Ps 17:5 — Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
- Ps 17:5 — Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
- Ps 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
- Ps 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
- Ps 51:12 — Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
- Ps 119:116 — Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.