2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.


In Context

1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Proverbs 16:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:2All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:2All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:2All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weighs the spirits.