Proverbs 21:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.”
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“All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Every way of a man <FI>is<Fi> right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 21:2 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
- Job 31:6let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
- Psalms 36:2For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.
- Proverbs 16:2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
- Proverbs 24:12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
- Proverbs 30:12There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
- Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
- Daniel 5:27TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
- Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
- John 2:24But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
- Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- James 1:22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
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