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


In Context

1 Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

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

3 Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

4 All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked worketh for a 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 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 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.