Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
In Context
3To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
Psalms 36:2\36:1\The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.
Proverbs 16:25There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
Proverbs 20:6Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.
Daniel 5:27Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:2
Miscellaneous Maxims. 1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord , as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Note, 1. Even the hearts of men are in God's hand, and not only their goings, as he had said, ch. xx. 24 . God can change men's minds, can, by a powerful insensible operation under their spirits, turn them from that which they seemed most intent upon, and incline them to that which they seemed most averse to, as the husbandman, by canals and gutters, turns the water through his grounds… Read the whole commentary →