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Proverbs 21:2
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All a person’s ways seem right to him,but the Lord weighs hearts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Every person's way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD examines the hearts.
You may believe you are doing right, but the Lord judges your reasons.
Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.
Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
Every man's way is right in his own eyes,But Yahweh weighs the hearts.
All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
We may think we are doing the right thing, but the Lord always knows what is in our hearts.
All a person's ways are right in his own view, but Adonai weighs the heart.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
People think that whatever they do is right, but the Lord judges the reasons for everything they do.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but the LORD sets the heart in order.
Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.
Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes, but Jehovah measures the hearts.
Euery man thinketh his owne waye to be right, but the LORDE iudgeth ye hertes.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the hearts.
Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.
Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the hearts.
Ech weye of a man semeth riytful to hym silf; but the Lord peisith the hertis.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Yahweh weighs the hearts.
Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
All of a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts.
People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their heart.
Every man's way is right in his own eyes, but the Lord knows the hearts.
All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart.
Every way of a man, may be right in his own eyes, but, he that testeth hearts, is Yahweh.
Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.
We justify our actions by appearances; God examines our motives.
Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
right: Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 16:25, Proverbs 20:6, Proverbs 30:12, Psalms 36:2, Luke 18:11, Luke 18:12, Galatians 6:3, James 1:22
the Lord: Proverbs 24:12, 1 Samuel 16:7, Jeremiah 17:10, Luke 16:15, John 2:24, John 2:25, Revelation 2:23
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:8 - every man 1 Chronicles 29:17 - triest the heart Matthew 18:35 - from Mark 14:15 - he will 1 Corinthians 4:4 - yet 2 Corinthians 10:18 - not
Cross-References
But God said, "No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son and you will name him Isaac. I will keep my covenant with him and with his descendants forever. It is an everlasting covenant.
But I will keep my covenant with your son Isaac, who will be born to Sarah about this time next year."
One of them said, "Nine months from now I will come back, and your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was behind him, at the door of the tent, listening.
Is anything too hard for the Lord ? As I said, nine months from now I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
and sat down about a hundred yards away. She said to herself, "I can't bear to see my child die." While she was sitting there, she began to cry.
God heard the boy crying, and from heaven the angel of God spoke to Hagar, "What are you troubled about, Hagar? Don't be afraid. God has heard the boy crying.
Abraham said, "I promise."
Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
Remember your relative Elizabeth. It is said that she cannot have children, but she herself is now six months pregnant, even though she is very old.
Then God gave to Abraham the ceremony of circumcision as a sign of the covenant. So Abraham circumcised Isaac a week after he was born; Isaac circumcised his son Jacob, and Jacob circumcised his twelve sons, the famous ancestors of our race.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes,.... This is repeated, from Proverbs 16:2; for the confirmation of it; and that it might be observed and taken notice of, and men be brought under a conviction of it; which is not easily done, it being what affects all men: every man is conceited of himself and his own way, and is not easily persuaded off of it; his sinful ways are agreeable to him promising him pleasure, profit, or honour; and his self-righteous ways suit with the vain opinion he has of himself, whereby he promises himself eternal life and happiness. The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it to this sense,
"every man seems righteous to himself;''
but the Lord pondereth the hearts: weighs them in the balance of righteousness and truth; considers them, having a perfect knowledge of them, and all the springs of action in them; and knows that every way of man is not right, though they may seem so to him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 21:2. The Lord pondereth the hearts. — Every man feels strongly attached to his own opinions, modes of acting, c. and though he will not easily give up any thing to the judgment of a neighbour, whom he will naturally consider at least as fallible as himself, yet he should consider that the unerring eye of God is upon him; and he should endeavour to see that what he does is acceptable in the eye of his Maker and Judge.
