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King James Version

Job 34:21

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Escape;   God;   God Continued...;   Sin;   Thompson Chain Reference - Attributes of God;   Divine;   Knowledge;   Knowledge, Divine;   Knowledge-Ignorance;   Known, Ways;   Omniscience;   Ways;   Wisdom-Folly;   The Topic Concordance - Knowledge;   Seeing;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Wisdom of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Foreknow;   Omniscience;   Way;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for February 3;   Every Day Light - Devotion for February 12;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
"For God watches how people live; he sees everything they do.
English Revised Version
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he seeth all his goings.
Update Bible Version
For his eyes are on the ways of a man, And he sees all his goings.
New Century Version
"God watches where people go; he sees every step they take.
New English Translation
For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps.
Webster's Bible Translation
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
World English Bible
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
Amplified Bible
"For God's eyes are on the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
English Standard Version
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the iyen of God ben on the weies of men, and biholdith alle goyngis of hem.
Berean Standard Bible
For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees his every step.
Contemporary English Version
God watches everything we do.
American Standard Version
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
Bible in Basic English
For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
Complete Jewish Bible
For he keeps watch on a person's ways; he sees his every step.
Darby Translation
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
Easy-to-Read Version
"God watches what people do. He sees every step they take.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.
King James Version (1611)
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
New Life Bible
"For God's eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.
New Revised Standard
"For his eyes are upon the ways of mortals, and he sees all their steps.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
George Lamsa Translation
For his eyes are upon all the ways of man, and he sees all his goings.
Good News Translation
He watches every step we take.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, his eyes, are on the ways of a man, and, all his footsteps, he beholdeth, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he considereth all their steps.
Revised Standard Version
"For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him.
Christian Standard Bible®
For his eyes watch over a man’s ways,and he observes all his steps.
Hebrew Names Version
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
Lexham English Bible
"Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
Literal Translation
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.
Young's Literal Translation
For His eyes [are] on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.
THE MESSAGE
"He has his eyes on every man and woman. He doesn't miss a trick. There is no night dark enough, no shadow deep enough, to hide those who do evil. God doesn't need to gather any more evidence; their sin is an open-and-shut case. He deposes the so-called high and mighty without asking questions, and replaces them at once with others. Nobody gets by with anything; overnight, judgment is signed, sealed, and delivered. He punishes the wicked for their wickedness out in the open where everyone can see it, Because they quit following him, no longer even thought about him or his ways. Their apostasy was announced by the cry of the poor; the cry of the afflicted got God's attention.
New American Standard Bible
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps.
New King James Version
"For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
Legacy Standard Bible
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,And He sees all his steps.

Contextual Overview

16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. 25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Job 31:4, Genesis 16:13, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 139:23, Proverbs 5:21, Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 16:17, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 32:19, Amos 9:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 3:8 - cool of the day Job 14:16 - thou numberest Job 34:30 - General Psalms 33:15 - considereth Psalms 44:21 - Shall Psalms 90:8 - Thou Psalms 119:168 - for all my Psalms 139:8 - in hell Hosea 7:2 - are before Hebrews 4:13 - naked

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man,.... Which denotes the omniscience of God, which reaches to every man, to every individual, and to all men in general; and to their ways, to every step taken by them, to the whole of their lives and conversations, and every action of them; to all their internal and external ways and goings; perhaps the former may be meant in this, and the latter in the following clause. This may denote all their inward thoughts, the workings of their mind, the imaginations of their heart; all their secret purposes, designs, and schemes; and all the desires and affections of their soul; and all these, whether good or bad:

and he seeth all his goings; the whole of his walk and conversation, conduct and behaviour; all his external ways, works, and actions; and these whether of good or bad men, see Psalms 139:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For his eyes are upon the ways of man - None can escape from his notice; compare Psalms 139:2-3.


 
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