Jeremiah 10:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 10:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 10:23 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 10:23 — KJV
“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
— Jeremiah 10:23 (KJV)
Jeremiah 10:23 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 10:23
“A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:23: lord, way, direct
“Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. direct: or, guide”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:23: lord, way, himself
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:23: lord, know, way
“Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. fell...: or, bowed himself”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:23: lord, way, himself
“And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:23: lord, know, way
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