Bible verse

Proverbs 21:2

All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Proverbs 21:2 · BSB

Proverbs 21:2 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 21.

1 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.

5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Read all of Proverbs 21

Proverbs 21:2 in other translations

KJV

Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

ASV

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weighteth the hearts.

ERV

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the hearts.

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