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Jeremiah 10:23
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Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 10:23

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American Standard Version
O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Amplified® Bible
O Lord [pleads Jeremiah in the name of the people], I know that [the determination of] the way of a man is not in himself; it is not in man [even in a strong man or in a man at his best] to direct his [own] steps.

Contemporary English Version
I know, LORD, that we humans are not in control of our own lives.

Darby English Version
I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps.

Good News Bible
LORD, I know that none of us are in charge of our own destiny; none of us have control over our own life.

King James Version
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

New American Standard Bible
I know, O LORD, that a man's way is not in himself, Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.

New International Version
I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own;
it is not for man to direct his steps.

New King James Version
O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I know, O LORD, that a man cannot find his way in himself, Nor does man walk to direct his steps.

Revised Standard Version
I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

Young's Literal Translation
I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man `is' his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.


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