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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 20:24 - Man
Proverbs 20:24 - Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man's goings | H4703 | מִצְעָד |
[Noun Masculine] a step; figuratively companionship |
| are of the LORD | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| how | H4100 | מָה |
properly interrogitive what ? (including {how ?} why ? and when ?); but also exclamations like what ! (including {how !}) or indefinitely what (including {whatever} and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational sneses |
| can a man | H1397 | גֶּבֶר |
[Noun Masculine] properly a valiant man or warrior; generally a person simply |
| then understand | H995 | בִּין |
[Verb] to separate mentally (or {distinguish }) that {is} (generally) understand |
| his own way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.