PRO 21:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Πᾶς ἀνὴρ φαίνεται ἑαυτῷ δίκαιος, κατευθύνει δὲ καρδίας Κύριος.
(Pas anaʸr fainetai heautōi dikaios, kateuthunei de kardias Kurios. )

UST People think that everything they do is right,
⇔ but Yahweh rightly evaluates what they think.

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

OEB A man’s life may seem thoroughly straight to himself,
⇔ but the Lord weighs the heart.

WEBBE Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
⇔ but the LORD weighs the hearts.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes,
And YHWH is pondering hearts.

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

T4T ⇔ People always think that what they do is right,
⇔ but Yahweh judges our ◄motives/reasons for doing things► [MTY].

LEB • own eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.[fn]

21:? Or “minds”

BBE Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

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

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

DRA Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

YLT Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

Drby Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

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

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

KJB-1769 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

KJB-1611 [fn]Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

21:2 Chap. 16. 2.

Bshps Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.
(Every mans way seemeth right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the heart.)

Gnva Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
(Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. )

Cvdl Euery man thinketh his owne waye to be right, but the LORDE iudgeth ye hertes.
(Every man thinketh his own way to be right, but the LORD judgeth ye/you_all hearts.)

Wycl Ech weye of a man semeth riytful to hym silf; but the Lord peisith the hertis.
(Each way of a man seemeth/seems rightful to himself; but the Lord peisith the hearts.)

Luth Einen jeglichen dünkt sein Weg recht sein; aber allein der HErr macht die Herzen gewiß.
(Einen jeglichen dünkt his path recht sein; but alone the/of_the LORD macht the hearts gewiß.)

ClVg Omnis via viri recta sibi videtur: appendit autem corda Dominus.
(Everyone road viri recta sibi videtur: appendit however corda Master. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דֶּרֶךְ

road/way_of

See how you translated the same use of way in 1:15.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֭ישׁ & בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

(a)_man & in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own

Although the terms man and his are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “any person … in that person’s eyes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָשָׁ֣ר בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

right in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own

See how you translated the same phrase in 12:15.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠תֹכֵ֖ן & יְהוָֽה

and,weighs & YHWH

See how you translated this phrase in 16:2.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִבּ֣וֹת

hearts

See how you translated the same use of hearts in 15:11.

Parallel PRO 21:2