Jeremiah 10:23
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I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps.

Psalm 17:5 Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved.

Psalm 37:23 With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.

Psalm 119:116,117 Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation. . . .

Proverbs 16:1 It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.

Proverbs 20:24 The steps of men are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?

Context
Jeremiah's Prayer
23I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps.24Correct me, O Lord, but yet with judgment: and not in thy fury, lest thou bring me to nothing.…
Cross References
Proverbs 3:6
Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:

Proverbs 16:1
It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.

Proverbs 16:9
The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.

Proverbs 20:24
The steps of men are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?

Isaiah 26:7
The way of the just is right, the path of the just is right to walk in.

Daniel 5:23
But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.

Lexicon
I know,
יָדַ֣עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

O LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

that
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

a man’s
לָאָדָ֖ם (lā·’ā·ḏām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

way
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ (dar·kōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

is not his own;
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

no
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

one
לְאִ֣ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who walks
הֹלֵ֔ךְ (hō·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

directs
וְהָכִ֖ין (wə·hā·ḵîn)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect

his own steps.
צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ (ṣa·‘ă·ḏōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6806: A pace, regular step


Additional Translations
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his steps.

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

I know, O Lord, that man's way is not his own; neither shall a man go, and direct his going.

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

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

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

Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

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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