Proverbs 16:2

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All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
  • Prov 24:12 : 12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
  • Prov 5:21 : 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
  • Jer 2:22-23 : 22 For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God. 23 How are you able to say, I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, be clear about what you have done: you are a quick-footed camel twisting her way in and out;
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others: 10 Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer. 11 The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
  • Dan 5:27 : 27 Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
  • Ps 36:2 : 2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's. 8 But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead. 9 And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;
  • Rev 2:18 : 18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira say: These things says the Son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet like polished brass:
  • 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord. 14 And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

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  • Prov 21:1-3
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    1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

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  • Prov 5:21
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    21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

  • Prov 16:9-11
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    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

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    11 True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

  • Prov 16:25
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  • Jer 17:9-10
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    9 The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

    10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

  • Prov 16:3
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    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

  • Prov 20:23-24
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    23 Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.

    24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

  • Prov 14:12
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    12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • Prov 20:27
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    27 The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

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    9 Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?

    10 Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.

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    1 Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

  • 1 Cor 2:15
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    15 But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

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    3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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    11 The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.

  • Job 34:21
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    21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

  • Ps 36:2
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    2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

  • Prov 23:7
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    7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

  • Prov 30:12
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    12 There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

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    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

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    8 You are not to do things then in the way in which we now do them here, every man as it seems right to him:

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    15 To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

  • Job 15:16
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    16 How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3 Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

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    9 Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.

  • Mic 6:11
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    11 Is it possible for me to let wrong scales and the bag of false weights go without punishment?

  • Prov 3:6
    69%

    6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

  • Mal 2:17
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    17 You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

  • Prov 6:17
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    17 Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

  • Job 31:6
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    6 (Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)

  • Prov 16:6
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    6 By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

  • Prov 17:3
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    3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • Job 36:25
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    25 All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.

  • Jer 16:17
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    17 For my eyes are on all their ways: there is no cover for them from my face, and their evil-doing is not kept secret from my eyes.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.

  • 1 Cor 3:20
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    20 And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.