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


In Context

1 To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the reply of the tongue.

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

3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

4 The Lord works out everything for his own ends- even the wicked for a day of disaster.

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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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