Proverbs 16:2 KJV
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
Proverbs 16:2, King James Version
In context
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
- 1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
- Luke 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- Proverbs 30:12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
- Jeremiah 17:10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.