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Jeremiah 10:23

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¶ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
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  1. Proverbs 20:24Rank 1 from verse 23
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    24Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

  2. Proverbs 16:1Rank 2 from verse 23
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    1THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

  3. Psalms 37:23Rank 3 from verse 23
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    23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

  4. Psalms 119:116–117Rank 4 from verse 23
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    116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

    117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

  5. Psalms 17:5Rank 5 from verse 23
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    5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

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Jeremiah 10:23

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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direct

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Sense 1: To guide, order, or point. Sense 2: Straight, right, or immediate. Sense 3: To instruct or teach.

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steps

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Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

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22Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

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

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24O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

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