Proverbs 20:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? Man's goings are of the Lord - He, by his providence, governs all the great concerns of the world. Man often traverses these operations; but he does it to his own damage. An old writer quaintly says: "They who will carve for themselves shall cut their fingers."