Proverbs 5:21
For the Lord sees everything people do, the Lord investigates everywhere they go.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
In Context
22The wicked are trapped by their evil actions; the cords of their sins tie them up.
Cross References
Job 14:16Then you would look after me and wouldn't be watching me to see if I sinned.
Job 31:4Doesn't God see everything I do—even count every step I take?
Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his Temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven. He keeps a close eye on everyone, watching them carefully.
Psalms 119:168I keep your commandments and laws because you see everything I do.
Psalms 139:3You observe where I go and when I rest. You're familiar with everything I do.
Jeremiah 16:17I see everything they're doing. They can't hide from me, and their sins aren't hidden from me either.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:16-23
Conjugal Fidelity Enjoined. 15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange… Read the whole commentary →