Proverbs 20:24

“Man's goings--literally, "Stately steppings of a strong man." a man--any common man. understand--or, "perceive."”

“The order of a man’s life is a mystery even to himself. He knows not where he is going, or for what God is educating him. return to 'Top of Page'”

“His way - What the issue of his designs will be. Proverbs 20:25”

“20:24 God’s role in guiding our steps is clear (see 16:1, 9, 33). We do not need to understand why things happen, but we should not lose hope, for God is in control.”

“Man's: Psa 37:23; Jer 10:23; Dan 5:23; Act 17:28 how: Pro 14:8, Pro 16:9; Psa 25:4, Psa 25:12; Isa 10:6, Isa 10:7 Proverbs 20:25”

“24 The steps of a man depend on Jahve; And a man - how can he understand his way? Line first is from Psa 37:23, but there, where the clause has the verbal predicate כּוננוּ, the meaning is that it is the gracious assistance of God, by virtue of which a man takes certain steps with his feet, while here we have before us a variation of the proverb "der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt" = man proposes, God disposes, Pro 16:9, Jer 10:23; for מן, as at Sa2 3:37; Psa 118:23, denotes God in general as conditioning, as the ultimate cause. Man is indeed free to turn himself hither or thither, to decide on this course of conduct or on that, and is therefore responsible for it; but the relations co-operating…”