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Psalms 37:23
Psalms 37:23 is verse 23 of Psalms chapter 37, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
King James Version
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
World English Bible
A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
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Psalms 37:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 17:5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
Psalms 85:13Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
Psalms 119:133Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Psalms 121:8The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
Job 23:11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Jeremiah 10:23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
Psalms 40:2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Proverbs 4:26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
Jeremiah 9:24But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.