2All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart.


In Context

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.

2 All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart.

3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin!

Proverbs 21:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the hearts.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD ponders the hearts.