Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
KJV
Omnes viæ hominis patent oculis ejus ; spirituum ponderator est Dominus.
Vulgate
θεωρῶν ὀφθαλμὸς καλὰ εὐφραίνει καρδίαν, φήμη δὲ ἀγαθὴ πιαίνει ὀστᾶ.
LXX
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
ASV
כָּֽל דַּרְכֵי אִ֭ישׁ זַ֣ךְ בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו וְ/תֹכֵ֖ן רוּח֣וֹת יְהוָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
זָ֛ךְ
zk
adjective · 11×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִתָּכֵ֖ן
ytkn
verb · 18×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Is there knowledge in God? Does God understand Himself? Does He comprehend Himself? Is His understanding His substance? Does He understand other things besides Himself? Does He have a proper knowledge of them? Is the knowledge of God discursive? Is the knowledge of God the cause of things? Does God have knowledge of non-existing things? Does He have knowledge of evil? Does He h…
Cross-references
- 1Sam 2:3 — Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
- 1Sam 15:13 — And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
- 1Sam 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,
- 1Sam 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,
- Dan 5:27 — TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- Isa 26:7 — The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
- Jer 2:22 — For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
- Jer 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.
- Jer 35:17 — Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I hav
- Judg 17:6 — In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own 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.
- Luke 17:10 — So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
- Luke 18:9 — And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
- Prov 5:21 — For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
- Prov 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
- Prov 16:25 — There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- Prov 21:2 — Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
- Prov 21:2 — Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
- Prov 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
- Prov 30:12 — There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
- Prov 30:12 — There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
- Ps 36:2 — For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
- Rev 2:18 — And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
- Rev 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
- Rom 7:7 — What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.