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OET-LV Every way of_a_person [is]_upright in/on/at/with_eyes_his_own and_weighs hearts YHWH.
UHB כָּֽל־דֶּרֶךְ־אִ֭ישׁ יָשָׁ֣ר בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְתֹכֵ֖ן לִבּ֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃ ‡
(kāl-derek-ʼish yāshār bəˊēynāyv vətokēn libōt yhwh.)
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).
ULT Every way of a man is right in his eyes,
⇔ but Yahweh examines hearts.
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.
WEB Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
⇔ but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
WMB Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
⇔ but the LORD weighs the hearts.
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]
?:? Or “minds”
BBE Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
MOF No MOF 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.
DBY 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.
WBS 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 No KJB-1611 PRO book available
BB 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.)
GNV 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. )
CB 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.)
WYC Ech weye of a man semeth riytful to hym silf; but the Lord peisith the hertis.
(Ech way of a man seemeth/seems riytful to himself; but the Lord peisith the hearts.)
LUT Einen jeglichen dünkt sein Weg recht sein; aber allein der HErr macht die Herzen gewiß.
(Einen jeglichen dünkt his path recht sein; but allein the LORD macht the Herzen gewiß.)
CLV Omnis via viri recta sibi videtur: appendit autem corda Dominus.
(Omnis road viri recta sibi videtur: appendit however corda Master. )
BRN Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.
BrLXX Πᾶς ἀνὴρ φαίνεται ἑαυτῷ δίκαιος, κατευθύνει δὲ καρδίας Κύριος.
(Pas anaʸr fainetai heautōi dikaios, kateuthunei de kardias Kurios. )
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.