Proverbs 16:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane: but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes.

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  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the Lorde sayde vnto Samuel: Loke not on his fashion, or on ye height of his stature, because I haue refused him: For God seeth not as man seeth. For man loketh on the outward appearaunce, but the Lorde beholdeth the heart.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that thynke them selues cleane, and yet is not cleansed from their filthinesse.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 And he sayde vnto them, Ye are they which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes. For that which is hyghly esteemed among men, is abhominable in the syght of God.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes.
  • Prov 24:12 : 12 If thou wylt say, beholde I knewe not of it: doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that kepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? Shall not he also recompence euery man according to his workes?
  • Prov 5:21 : 21 For euery mans wayes are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goynges.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.
  • Jer 2:22-23 : 22 Yea and that so sore that though thou washe thee with Nitrus, and make thy selfe to sauour with that sweete smellyng hearbe of Borith: yet in my sight thou art stayned with thy wickednesse, saith the Lorde thy God. 23 Howe sayest thou nowe, I am not vncleane, and I haue not folowed Baalim? Loke vpon thine owne wayes in the valleys what thou hast done? Thou art like a swift dromedarie that goeth easyly her way.
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he tolde this parable vnto certayne which trusted in them selues, that they were perfect, and despised other. 10 Two men went vp into the temple to pray: the one a pharisee, and the other a publicane. 11 The pharisee stoode and prayed thus with hym selfe: God, I thanke thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or as this publicane.
  • Dan 5:27 : 27 THECEL, thou art wayed in the balauce, and art founde wanting.
  • Ps 36:2 : 2 For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight: so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The path of equitie wylt thou graunt vnto the iust O thou most righteous thou shalt order the path of hym that is righteous.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I wyll kyll her chyldren with death, & all the Churches shall knowe, that I am he which searcheth the raynes and heartes: And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you, accordyng vnto his workes.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the lawe sinne? God forbyd. Neuerthelesse, I knewe not sinne, but by the lawe: For I had not knowen lust, except the lawe had sayde, thou shalt not lust. 8 But sinne, takyng occasion by the commaundement, wrought in me all maner of concupiscence. For without the lawe, sinne was dead. 9 I once lyued without lawe: But when the commaundement came, sinne reuyued,
  • Rev 2:18 : 18 And vnto the Angell of the Churche of Thyatira, write: This saith ye sonne of God, who hath eyes lyke vnto a flambe of fyre, and his feete are like fine brasse.
  • 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 And Samuel came to Saul, & Saul said vnto him, Blessed be thou in the Lorde: I haue fulfilled the comaundement of the Lord. 14 Samuel sayde: What meaneth then the bleating of the sheepe in mine eares and the lowing of the oxen which I heare?

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  • Prov 21:1-3
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    1The kynges heart is in the hand of the Lord, lyke as are the riuers of water, he maye turne it whyther soeuer he wyll.

    2Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.

    3To do righteousnes and iudgement, is more acceptable to the Lorde then sacrifice.

  • Prov 16:1
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    1A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For euery mans wayes are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goynges.

  • Prov 16:9-11
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    9A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.

    10When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.

    11A true wayght and ballaunce are the Lordes iudgement: all the wayghtes of the bagge are his worke.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • Jer 17:9-10
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    9Among all thynges, man hath the most deceiptfull and stubburne heart: Who shall then knowe it?

    10Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes.

  • Prov 16:3
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    3Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde: and what thou deuisest it shall prosper.

  • Prov 20:23-24
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    23Diuers wayghtes are an abhomination vnto the Lord, and a false balaunce is not good.

    24The Lord ordereth euery mans goinges: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.

  • Prov 20:27
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    27The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man, searching all the inwarde partes of the body.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8The way of the vngodly is frowarde and straunge: but of the pure man his worke is right.

  • Prov 20:9-11
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    9Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?

    10Two maner of wayghtes or two maner of measures, both these are abhomination vnto the Lorde.

    11A chylde is knowen by his conuersation, whether his workes be pure and right.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1A false ballaunce is an abomination vnto the Lorde: but a true wayght pleaseth him.

  • 1 Cor 2:15
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    15But he that is spirituall, discerneth all thynges, yet he hym selfe is iudged of no man.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3The eyes of the Lorde in euery place, beholdeth both the good and the bad.

  • Ps 94:11
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    11God knoweth the thoughtes of man: that they are but vanitie.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.

  • Ps 36:2
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    2For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight: so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21There are many deuises in a mans heart: neuerthelesse, the counsayle of the Lorde shall stande.

  • Prov 23:7
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    7For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15And he sayde vnto them, Ye are they which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes. For that which is hyghly esteemed among men, is abhominable in the syght of God.

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    12There is a generation that thynke them selues cleane, and yet is not cleansed from their filthinesse.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23Nowe I knowe (O Lord) that it is not in mans power to order his owne wayes, or to rule his owne steppes and goinges.

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    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • Deut 12:8
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    8Ye shall not do after all the thinges that we do here this day, euery man what seemeth hym good in his owne eyes.

  • Titus 1:15
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    15Unto the pure, are all thynges pure: but vnto them that are defyled and vnbeleuyng, is nothyng pure, but euen the mynde and conscience of them is defyled.

  • Job 15:16
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    16How much more then an abhominable and vyle man, which drincketh wickednesse like water.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3Talke no more proudly, let not arrogancie come out of your mouthes: for the Lorde is a God of knowledge, and his purposes come to passe.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.

  • Ps 62:9
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    9As for the chyldren of men, they be onlye but vanitie, the chyldren of lordes be but a lye: vpon the wayghtes they be altogether lighter then vanitie in selfe.

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    11Should I iustifie the false balaunces, and the bagge of deceitfull weightes?

  • Prov 3:6
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    6In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall order thy goynges.

  • Mal 2:17
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    17Ye haue weeryed the Lord with your wordes, and you haue sayde, Wherein haue we weeried him? Whylest you say, Euery one that doth euil, is good in the sight of the Lorde, and he is pleased in them: or where is the God of iudgement?

  • Prov 6:17
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    17A proude loke, a lying tongue, handes that shed innocent blood,

  • Job 31:6
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    6Let me be wayed in an euen balaunce, that God may see myne innocencie.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen: and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed.

  • Prov 17:3
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    3As siluer is tryed in the fire, and golde in the furnace: so doth the Lorde proue the heartes.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man is acceptable vnto the Lorde: but the wicked imaginer wyll he condempne.

  • Job 36:25
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    25All men see it, yea men do beholde it a farre of.

  • Jer 16:17
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    17For mine eyes behold all their wayes, and they can not be hyd fro my face: neither can their wicked deedes be kept close out of my sight.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked: but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt.

  • 1 Cor 3:20
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    20And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.