"All the ways of a man {are} clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits." — Proverbs 16:2

Proverbs 16:2 · KJV

“All the ways of a man {are} clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.”

— Proverbs 16:2

Verse 1

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, {is} from the LORD. {preparations: or, disposings}

Verse 3

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. {Commit: Heb. Roll}

Proverbs 16 — Context

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, {is} from the LORD. {preparations: or, disposings}

All the ways of a man {are} clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. {Commit: Heb. Roll}

The LORD hath made all {things} for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:2

Every way of a man {is} right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for {the LORD seeth} not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. {outward...: Heb. eyes}

Luke 16:15

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Proverbs 30:12

{There is} a generation {that are} pure in their own eyes, and {yet} is not washed from their filthiness.

Jeremiah 17:10

I the LORD search the heart, {I} try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, {and} according to the fruit of his doings.

Proverbs 24:12

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider {it}? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth {not} he know {it}? and shall {not} he render to {every} man according to his works?

Psalms 36:2

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. {until...: Heb. to find his iniquity to hate}

Proverbs 5:21

For the ways of man {are} before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.