Proverbs 16:2
All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.
3Commit thy workes vnto the Lord, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.
Cross References
Judges 7:6And the nomber of them that lapped by putting their handes to their mouthes, were three hundreth men: but all the remnant of the people kneeled downe vpon their knees to drinke water.
1 Samuel 15:13Then Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said vnto him. Blessed be thou of the Lord, I haue fulfilled the commandement of the Lord.
Psalms 36:2For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.
Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
Proverbs 21:2Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
Proverbs 30:12There is a generation that are pure in their owne conceite, and yet are not washed from their filthinesse.
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 →