Proverbs 21:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Prov 16:2 : 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Luke 16:15 : 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
Prov 24:12 : 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Jehovah seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.
Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
Luke 18:11-12 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.
Prov 20:6 : 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
Jas 1:22 : 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Ps 36:2 : 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
Jer 17:10 : 10 I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
John 2:24-25 : 24 But {G846} Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, 25 and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 16:1-3
3 verses
87%
1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
3Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
Prov 21:1
81%
1The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: {H4325} He turneth it whithersoever he will.
Prov 5:21
80%
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
Prov 16:9-11
3 verses
79%
9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
11A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
Jer 17:9-10
2 verses
77%
9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
10I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Prov 14:12
76%
12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Prov 21:8
76%
8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.
Prov 21:3
76%
3To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
Judg 21:25
76%
25In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Prov 12:15
76%
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
Prov 19:21
76%
21There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Deut 12:8
76%
8Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;
Prov 20:23-24
2 verses
75%
23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
Prov 16:25
75%
25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
Prov 29:26
74%
26Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment [cometh] from Jehovah.
Prov 19:3
74%
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Prov 21:29
73%
29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.
Judg 17:6
73%
6In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Prov 15:3
73%
3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
Job 34:21
73%
21For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
Jer 10:23
72%
23O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Eccl 3:17
72%
17I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Ps 7:9
72%
9O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.
Isa 5:21
72%
21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Prov 23:7
72%
7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
Prov 17:3
71%
3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
Prov 11:1
71%
1A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
Prov 20:10-11
2 verses
71%
10Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Ps 33:15
71%
15He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
Prov 12:8
71%
8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Isa 26:7
71%
7The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.
Prov 3:5-6
2 verses
71%
5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Prov 11:20
71%
20They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.
Eccl 10:2
71%
2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Prov 12:5
70%
5The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Eccl 9:1
70%
1For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.
Prov 10:9
70%
9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Prov 20:27
70%
27The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
Ps 36:2
70%
2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
Prov 2:9
70%
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
Prov 14:2
70%
2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Ps 94:11
70%
11Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.