Proverbs 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.”
Proverbs 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 5:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.”
Proverbs 5:21 — World English Bible
Proverbs 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.”
Proverbs 5:21 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.”
Proverbs 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths. ”
Proverbs 5:21 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.”
Proverbs 5:21 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 5:21 in Context — Proverbs 5
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
What Does Proverbs 5:21 Mean?
Proverbs 5:21 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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