PRO 5:21 Parallel Verse View

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ULT For in front of the eyes of Yahweh are the ways of a man,
⇔ and all of his paths he observes.

UST Never do that] because Yahweh fully knows what people do.
⇔ Indeed, he knows everything that people do.

BSB For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD,
⇔ and the LORD examines [fn] all his paths.

5:21 Or ponders or makes level

OEB For the ways of a man are before the Lord’s eyes,
⇔ and all his paths he weighs.

WEBBE For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes.
⇔ He examines all his paths.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord’s eyes,
⇔ and the Lord weighs all that person’s paths.

LSV For the ways of each are before the eyes of YHWH,
And He is pondering all his paths.

FBV For the Lord sees everything people do, the Lord investigates everywhere they go.

T4T ⇔ I say that because Yahweh sees clearly everything that we do;
⇔ he knows where we are going on the roads that we walk on.

LEB • are[fn] and all his paths he examines.

?:? Literally “the ways of man/humankind”

BBE For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.

ASV For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah;
⇔ And he maketh level all his paths.

DRA The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.

YLT For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

Drby For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.

RV For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he maketh level all his paths.

Wbstr For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

KJB-1769 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

KJB-1611 [fn]For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

5:21 Iob 31.4. and 34. 21. chap. 15.3. ier.16.17. and 32.19.

Bshps For euery mans wayes are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goynges.
(For every mans ways are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goynges.)

Gnva For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.
(For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his paths. )

Cvdl For euery mas wayes are open in the sight of the LORDE, and he podereth all their goinges.
(For every mas ways are open in the sight of the LORD, and he podereth all their goinges.)

Wyc The Lord seeth the weie of a man; and biholdith alle hise steppis.
(The Lord seeth the way of a man; and biholdith all his steppis.)

Luth Denn jedermanns Wege sind stracks vor dem HErr’s, und er misset gleich alle ihre Gänge.
(Because jedermanns Wege are stracks before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, and he misset gleich all their/her Gänge.)

ClVg Respicit Dominus vias hominis, et omnes gressus ejus considerat.[fn]
(Respicit Master vias of_man, and everyone gressus his considerat. )

5.21 Respicit Dominus. Non se putent adulteri noctis tenebris, etc., usque ad: et nox sicut dies illuminabitur.

5.21 Respicit Master. Non se putent adulteri noctis darkness, etc., usque ad: and nox like days illuminabitur.

BrTr For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

BrLXX Ἐνώπιον γάρ εἰσι τῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ὀφθαλμῶν ὁδοὶ ἀνδρὸς, εἰς δὲ πάσας τὰς τροχιὰς αὐτοῦ σκοπεύει.
(Enōpion gar eisi tōn tou Theou ofthalmōn hodoi andros, eis de pasas tas troⱪias autou skopeuei. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י

that/for/because/then/when

For here introduces the reason for obeying the commands stated in 5:15–20. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a reason. Alternate translation: “Do not commit adultery because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

נֹ֨כַח ׀ עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְֽ⁠כָל־מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥י⁠ו מְפַלֵּֽס

before both_eyes_of YHWH ways (a)_man and=all paths,his examines

These two clauses mean similar things. Solomon is using repetition to emphasize the idea that they express. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine the clauses and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “seeing everything he does, God observes how a man lives”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נֹ֨כַח ׀ עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה & מְפַלֵּֽס

before both_eyes_of YHWH & examines

Here Solomon speaks of Yahweh knowing what people do as if everything people do is in front of his eyes or is what he observes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Yahweh is fully aware of … he is fully aware of”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דַּרְכֵי & מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥י⁠ו

ways & paths,his

See how you translated the same use of ways and paths in 3:6.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֑ישׁ & מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥י⁠ו

(a)_man & paths,his

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: “a person … that person’s paths”

Parallel PRO 5:21