Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the spirit.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
In Context
1To man belongeth the preparation of the heart; But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
3Commit thy doings to the LORD, And thy purposes shall be established.
Cross References
Psalms 36:2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, Till his iniquity is found out and hated.
Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seemeth right to a man, But the end thereof is the way to death.
Proverbs 21:2All the ways of a man are right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the heart.
Proverbs 30:12There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:2
The Sovereignty of Divine Providence. 1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord . As we read this, it teaches us a great truth, that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think or speak any thing of ourselves that is wise and good, but that all our sufficiency is of God, who is with the heart and with the mouth, and works in us both to will and to do, Phil. ii. 13 ; Ps. x. 17 . But most read it otherwise: The preparation of the heart is in man (he may contrive and… Read the whole commentary →