Proverbs 16:2
All of a person's ways are pure in his own eyes, 1 but Yahweh weighs the spirits. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 heart belong to a person, 1 but from Yahweh comes the answer from his tongue. 1
3Commit your works to Yahweh 1 and your plans will succeed. 1
Cross References
Judges 7:6Three hundred men lapped. The rest of the men kneeled down to drink water.
1 Samuel 15:13Then Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you by Yahweh! I have fulfilled the command of Yahweh.”
Psalms 36:2For he comforts himself, 1 thinking that his sin will not be discovered and be hated. 1
Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man, 1 but its end is the way to death. 1
Proverbs 21:2Every person's way is right in his own eyes, 1 but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts. 1
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, 1 and yet they are not washed of their filth. 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 →