Proverbs 21:2 · KJV
“Every way of a man {is} right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.”
— Proverbs 21:2
The king's heart {is} in the hand of the LORD, {as} the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21 — Context
The king's heart {is} in the hand of the LORD, {as} the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
2Every way of a man {is} right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
3To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4An high look, and a proud heart, {and} the plowing of the wicked, {is} sin. {An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes} {the plowing: or, the light}
Cross References
Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man {are} clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof {are} the ways of death.
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.
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 30:12
{There is} a generation {that are} pure in their own eyes, and {yet} is not washed from their filthiness.
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}
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?
James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.