Text copied!
Bibles in English

Proverbs 20:23-24 in English

Help us?

Proverbs 20:23-24 in American Standard Version (1901)

23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
24 A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

23 A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
24 A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
Proverbs 20 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 20:23-24 in King James Version + Apocrypha

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24 Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 20 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 20:23-24 in King James (Authorized) Version

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24 Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 20 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 20:23-24 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

23 A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
24 A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
Proverbs 20 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 20:23-24 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24 A man’s goings are of the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
PROVERBS 20 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Translation for Translators

23 Yahweh detests those who use dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so ◄how can we ‘understand/know’ what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot ‘understand/know’ what will happen before it happens.► RHQ
Proverbs 20 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 20:23-24 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

23 A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
24 A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
Proverbs 20 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 20:23-24 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 20:23-24 in World English Bible (Catholic)

23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 20:23-24 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Bible in Basic English

23 Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
Proverbs 20 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Darby Translation

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.
24 The steps of a man are from Jehovah; and how can a man understand his own way?
Proverbs 20 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Douay-Rheims 1899

23 Diverse weights are an abomination before the Lord: a deceitful balance is not good.
24 The steps of man are guided by the Lord: but who is the man that can understand his own way?
Proverbs 20 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Free Bible Version

23 The Lord hates incorrect weights; using dishonest scales is wrong.
24 The Lord shows us the way to go, so how would we decide for ourselves?
Proverbs 20 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Geneva Bible 1599

23 Diuers weightes are an abomination vnto the Lord, and deceitful balances are not good.
24 The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
Proverbs 20 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 20:23-24 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24 A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?
Proverbs 20 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 20:23-24 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; And a false balance is not good.
24 Man’s goings are of the Lord; How can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 20 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

23 Divers weights are an abomination of the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good.
24 From the Lord are the steps of man ordained; but man— how can he understand his own way?
Proverbs 20 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

23 A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; And a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
24 A man’s goings are directed of the Lord: How then can a mortal understand his ways?
Proverbs 20 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.
Proverbs 20 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 in George Noyes Bible

23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a false balance is not good.
24 A man's steps are from the LORD; How, then, can a man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 20:23-24 in One Unity Resource Bible

23 Adonai detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from Adonai ; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs [Sayings] 20 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Unlocked Literal Bible

23 Yahweh hates unequal weights and dishonest scales are not good.
24 A person's steps are directed by Yahweh; how then can he understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 in World English Bible

23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in World English Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 in World English Bible British Edition

23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Noah Webster Bible

23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs 20 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 in World Messianic Bible

23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 20:23-24 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

23 Abomination with God is weight and weight; a guileful balance is not good.
24 The steps of man be dressed of the Lord; who forsooth of men may understand his way?

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

23 Abomination with God is weight and weight; a guileful balance is not good. (An abomination with God is different weights; a deceitful scale is not good.)
24 The steps of man be (ad)dressed of the Lord; who forsooth of men may understand his way? (The steps of a person be directed by the Lord; for who can understand his own way?)

Proverbs 20:23-24 in Young's Literal Translation

23 An abomination to Jehovah are a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit are not good.
24 From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man — how understandeth he his way?