Verse List for PROV 16:2

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OET (OET-RV) People always tell themselves that they’re doing the right thing, ⇔ ^ but Yahweh evaluates their motives.

OET-LV All _of the_ways _of a _person are_pure in_his _own _of_eyes and_is_weighing spirits YHWH.

ULT All the ways of a man, are pure in his eyes, ⇔ but Yahweh examines spirits.

UST People think that everything that they do is right, ⇔  but Yahweh knows why people do what they do.

BSB & MSB All a man ’s ways [are] pure in his own eyes, ⇔  but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, ⇔  but the LORD weighs the motives.

NET All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, ⇔ but the Lord evaluates the motives.

LSV All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
And YHWH is pondering the spirits.

FBV People think that whatever they do is fine, but the Lord looks at their intentions.

T4T ⇔  People may think that their actions are right, ⇔  but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.

LEB • All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
• but Yahweh weighs the spirit.[fn]

BBE All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

Moff A man’s ways seem all right to himself, ⇔  but the Eternal has the verdict on his life.

JPS All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

ASV All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; ⇔ But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

DRA All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits.

YLT All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

Drby All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

RV All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

SLT All the ways of man are clean in his eyes, and Jehovah tried the spirits.

Wbstr All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

KJB-1769 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

KJB-1611 All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane: but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes.
(A man thynketh all his ways to be clean: but it is the Lord that judgeth the minds.)

Gnva All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.
(All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth/ponders the spirits.)

Cvdl A ma thinketh all his waies to be clene, but it is ye LORDE yt fashioneth ye myndes.
(A man thinketh/thinks all his ways to be clean, but it is ye/you_all LORD it fashioneth/fashions ye/you_all minds.)

Wycl Alle the weies of men ben opyn to the iyen of God; the Lord is a weiere of spiritis.
(All the ways of men been open to the eyes of God; the Lord is a weiere of spirits.)

Luth Einen jeglichen dünken seine Wege rein sein; aber allein der HErr macht das Herz gewiß.
(A/One anyone seem his ways pure be; but alone/only the/of_the LORD power the heart certainly.)

ClVg Omnes viæ hominis patent oculis ejus; spirituum ponderator est Dominus.[fn]
(All_of_them ways/roads of_man patent eyes his/her; of_spirits weightstor it_is Master.)

UHB כָּֽל־דַּרְכֵי־אִ֭ישׁ זַ֣ךְ בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו וְ⁠תֹכֵ֖ן רוּח֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ ταπεινοῦ φανερὰ παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακῇ ὀλοῦνται.

BrTr All the works of the humble man are manifest with God; but the ungodly shall perish in an evil day.