Jeremías 10:23
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Context
This verse from Jeremías Chapter 10 connects to 6 cross-references. Una polémicacontra la idolatría: las costumbres de los pueblos son falsas — cortan árboles, los adornan con oro y plata y los clavan para que no se tambaleen. Pero el Señor es el Dios verdadero y vivo.
Otras traducciones
O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man <FI>is<Fi> his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.
O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.
Referencias cruzadas
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?