Proverbs 16:2
All the drakhei ish are pure in his own eynayim, 1 but Hashem weigheth the ruchot. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
1The plans of the lev belong to adam, 1 and the answer of the lashon is from Hashem. 1
3Commit thy ma'asim (works) unto Hashem, 1 and thy plans shall be established. 1
Cross References
Judges 7:6And the number of the ones lapping, putting their yad to their mouth, were three hundred ish; but all the rest of haAm kneeled down upon their knees to drink mayim.
1 Samuel 15:13And Shmuel came to Sha'ul; and Sha'ul said unto him, Baruch atah l' Hashem; I have carried out the Devar Hashem.
Psalms 36:2Peysha speaketh to the rashah within my lev, 1 that there is no pachad Elohim (fear of G-d) before his eyes. 1
Proverbs 16:25There is a derech that seemeth yashar (right) before an ish, 1 but its acharit (future, latter end) is the drakhei mavet. 1
Proverbs 21:2Every derech ish is yashar (right) in his own eynayim, 1 but Hashem weigheth the hearts. 1
Proverbs 30:12There is a dor (generation) that is tahor (pure) in its own eynayim, 1 and yet is not washed from its filthiness. 1
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 →