Proverbs 21:2
All the ways of a man are right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the heart.
Noyes Bible
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 justice and equity Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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 20:6Many will proclaim their own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs 30:12There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Daniel 5:27Weighed: Thou art weighed in the balances, and found wanting.
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 →