21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.


In Context

18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

19 As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.

20 And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.

22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

23 He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Proverbs 5:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:21For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:21For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord , and he examines all his paths.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:21The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he maketh level all his paths.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:21For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his goings.