Proverbs 16:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.”
Proverbs 16:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 16:2 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 16:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 16:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the motives.”
Proverbs 16:2 — World English Bible
Proverbs 16:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.”
Proverbs 16:2 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.”
Proverbs 16:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 16:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.”
Proverbs 16:2 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 16:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.”
Proverbs 16:2 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 16:2 in Context — Proverbs 16
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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What Does Proverbs 16:2 Mean?
Proverbs 16:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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