Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
New American Standard Bible
And He
King James Version
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Holman Bible
and He takes pleasure in his way.
International Standard Version
A man's steps are established by the LORD, and the LORD delights in his way.
A Conservative Version
A man's goings are established by LORD, and he delights in his way.
American Standard Version
A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.
Amplified
The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the Lord,
And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].
Bible in Basic English
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.
Darby Translation
The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:
Julia Smith Translation
From Jehovah the steps of a man were prepared, and he will delight in his way.
King James 2000
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
Modern King James verseion
The steps of a good man are ordered by Jehovah; and He delights in his way.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The LORD ordereth a good man's going, and hath pleasure in his way.
NET Bible
The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.
New Heart English Bible
The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and he delights in his way.
The Emphasized Bible
From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased:
Webster
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
World English Bible
A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
Themes
Delight » What the lord delights in
Delight » Who the lord delights in
The righteous » Saints » Steps of
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:23
Images Psalm 37:23
Prayers for Psalm 37:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
22 For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off. 23 From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth. 24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9
The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.
Psalm 40:2
And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation -- from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.
Psalm 119:133
My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Psalm 121:3
He suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not.
Psalm 85:13
Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!
Psalm 121:8
Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age!
Proverbs 4:26
Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways are established.
Proverbs 16:9
The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
Jeremiah 10:23
I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man is his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.
Job 23:11-12
On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,
Psalm 17:5
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
Psalm 119:5
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
Psalm 147:10-11
Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
Proverbs 11:1
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:20
An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.
Jeremiah 9:24
But -- in this let the boaster boast himself, In understanding and knowing Me, For I am Jehovah, doing kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, For in these I have delighted, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Hebrews 13:16
and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.