Proverbs 16:2

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A ma thinketh all his waies to be clene, but it is ye LORDE yt fashioneth ye myndes.

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  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Euery man thinketh his owne waye to be right, but the LORDE iudgeth ye hertes.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But ye LORDE sayde vnto Samuel: loke not vpon his countenaunce, ner vpon the tallnesse of his person, For I iudge not after the sighte of man. A man hath respecte vnto the thinge that is before his eyes, but the LORDE loketh vpon the hert.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 The generacion that thynke them selues cleane, shal not be clensed from their fylthynesse.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 And he sayde vnto them: Ye are they that iustifie yor selues before men, but God knoweth youre hertes. For yt which is hye amonge men, is an abhominacion before God.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 Euen I the LORDE ripe out the grounde off the hert, ad search the reynes and rewarde euery ma acordinge to his wayes, and acordinge to the frute off his councels.
  • Prov 24:12 : 12 Yf thou wilt saye: I knewe not of it. Thynkest thou yt he which made ye hertes, doth not cosidre it? & yt he which regardeth yi soule, seith it not? Shal not he recopence euery man acordinge to his workes?
  • Prov 5:21 : 21 For euery mas wayes are open in the sight of the LORDE, and he podereth all their goinges.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a waye yt men thinke to be right, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.
  • Jer 2:22-23 : 22 Yee and that so sore: that though thou wasshest the with Nitrus & makest thiself to sauoure with that swete smellinge herbe of Borith: yet in my sight thou art stayned with thy wickednesse, saieth the LORDE thy God. 23 Saye not now: I am not vnclene, and I haue not folowed the goddes. Loke vpo thyne owne waies in the woddes, valleis & dennes: so shalt thou knowe, what thou hast done. Thou art like a swift Dromedary, that goeth easely his waye:
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And vnto certayne which trusted in the selues, that they were perfecte, and despysed other,he spake this symilitude: 10 There wente vp two men in to the teple, to praye: the one a Pharise, the other a publican. 11 The Pharise stode, and prayed by himself after this maner: I thanke the God, that I am not as other men, robbers, vnrighteous, aduouters, or as this publican.
  • Dan 5:27 : 27 Thetel, Thou art weyed in the balaunce, and art founde to light:
  • Ps 36:2 : 2 For he dyssembleth before his face, so longe till his abhominable synne be founde out.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 Thou (LORDE) cosidrest the path of ye rigtuous, whether it be right, whether the waye of ye rightuous be right.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I wil kyll her childre with deeth. And all the cogregacios shal knowe, yt I am he which searcheth the reynes and hertes. And I wil geue vnto euery one of you acordynge vnto youre workes.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shal we saye then? Is the lawe synne? God forbyd: Neuertheles I knewe not synne, but by ye lawe. For I had knowne nothinge of lust, yf the lawe had not sayde: Thou shalt not lust. 8 But then toke synne occasion at the commaundement, and stered vp in me all maner of lust. For without the lawe synne was deed. 9 As for me, I lyued some tyme without lawe. Howbeit whan the commaundement came, synne reuyued, but I was deed.
  • Rev 2:18 : 18 And vnto the angell of the cogregacion of Theatira write: This saith the sonne of God, which hath his eyes lyke vnto a flame of fyre, whose fete are like brasse:
  • 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 Now wha Samuel came to Saul, Saul sayde vnto him: Blessed be thou vnto ye LORDE, I haue perfourmed the worde of ye LORDE. 14 Samuel answered: What crye is this then of shepe in myne eares, and the crye of oxen which I heare?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 21:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1The kynges hert is in the hande of the LORDE, like as are the ryuers of water: he maye turne it whyther so euer he wyll.

    2Euery man thinketh his owne waye to be right, but the LORDE iudgeth ye hertes.

    3To do rightuousnesse and iudgmet is more acceptable to the LORDE the sacrifice.

  • Prov 16:1
    78%

    1A man maye well purpose a thinge in his harte, but ye answere of ye tonge cometh of ye LORDE.

  • Prov 5:21
    76%

    21For euery mas wayes are open in the sight of the LORDE, and he podereth all their goinges.

  • Prov 16:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9A ma deuyseth a waye in his herte, but it is ye LORDE yt ordreth his goinges.

    10When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment.

    11A true measure & a true balauce are ye LORDES, he maketh all weightes.

  • Prov 16:25
    74%

    25There is a waye yt men thinke to be right, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • Jer 17:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9Amonge all thinges lyuynge, man hath the most disceatfull and vnsercheable hert. Who shall then knowe it?

    10Euen I the LORDE ripe out the grounde off the hert, ad search the reynes and rewarde euery ma acordinge to his wayes, and acordinge to the frute off his councels.

  • Prov 16:3
    73%

    3Commytte thy workes vnto ye LORDE, and loke what thou deuysest, it shal prospere.

  • Prov 20:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23The LORDE abhorreth two maner of weightes, and a false balauce is an euell thinge.

    24The LORDE ordreth euery mas goinges, for what is he, that vnderstondeth his owne wayes?

  • Prov 14:12
    73%

    12There is a waye, which some men thinke to be right, but the ende therof ledeth vnto death.

  • Prov 20:27
    73%

    27The lanterne of ye LORDE is ye breth of man, & goeth thorow all the inwarde partes of the body.

  • Prov 21:8
    73%

    8The wayes of the frowarde are straunge, but ye workes of him yt is cleane, are right.

  • Prov 20:9-11
    3 verses
    72%

    9Who can saye: my hert is cleane, I am innocent from synne?

    10To vse two maner of weightes, or two maner of measures, both these are abhominable vnto the LORDE.

    11A childe is knowne by his conuersacion, whether his workes be pure and right.

  • Prov 11:1
    71%

    1A false balaunce is an abhominacion vnto the LORDE, but a true weight pleaseth him.

  • 1 Cor 2:15
    71%

    15But he that is spirituall, discusseth all thinges, and he is iudged of no man.

  • Prov 15:3
    71%

    3The eyes of the LORDE loke in euery place, both vpon ye good and badd.

  • Ps 94:11
    70%

    11The LORDE knoweth the thoughtes of men, that they are but vayne.

  • Job 34:21
    70%

    21And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.

  • Ps 36:2
    70%

    2For he dyssembleth before his face, so longe till his abhominable synne be founde out.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21There are many deuices in a mas herte, neuertheles the coucell of ye LORDE shal stode.

  • Prov 23:7
    70%

    7for he hath a maruelous herte. He sayeth vnto ye: eate and drynke, where as his herte is not wt ye.

  • Luke 16:15
    70%

    15And he sayde vnto them: Ye are they that iustifie yor selues before men, but God knoweth youre hertes. For yt which is hye amonge men, is an abhominacion before God.

  • Prov 30:12
    70%

    12The generacion that thynke them selues cleane, shal not be clensed from their fylthynesse.

  • Jer 10:23
    70%

    23Now I knowe (o LORDE) that is not in mas power to ordre his owne waies, or to rule his owne steppes & goinges.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.

  • Deut 12:8
    69%

    8Ye shall do none of the thinges, yt we do here this daye, euery man what semeth him good in his awne eyes.

  • Titus 1:15
    69%

    15Vnto ye cleane are all thinges cleane: but. to the vncleane & vnbeleuers, there is nothinge cleane, but both their mynde & conscience is defyled.

  • Job 15:16
    69%

    16How moch more then an abhominable and vyle ma, which dryncketh wickednesse like water?

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    69%

    3Let go yor greate boostinge of hye thynges, let go out of youre mouth that olde byworde: for the LORDE is a God yt knoweth all thinges, & he hath set all workes in order.

  • Prov 29:26
    69%

    26Many there be that seke ye prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgment commeth from the LORDE.

  • Ps 62:9
    69%

    9Sela. As for men, they are but vayne, me are disceatfull: vpo the weightes they are al together lighter then vanite itself.

  • Mic 6:11
    69%

    11Or shulde I iustfie the false balaunces and the bagge of disceatfull weightes,

  • Prov 3:6
    69%

    6In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto him, and he shal ordre thy goinges.

  • Mal 2:17
    69%

    17Ye greue the LORDE with youre wordes, and yet ye saye: wherwithall haue we greued him? In this, that ye saye: All that do euell are good in the sight of God, and soch please him. Or els where is the God that punysheth?

  • Prov 6:17
    68%

    17A proude loke, a dyssemblynge tonge, hades that shed innocent bloude,

  • Job 31:6
    68%

    6let me be weyed in an eauen balaunce, that God maye se my innocency.

  • Prov 16:6
    68%

    6With louynge mercy & faithfulnesse synnes be forgeuen, and who so feareth ye LORDE eschueth euell.

  • Prov 17:3
    68%

    3Like as syluer is tried in the fyre and golde in the fornace, euen so doth the LORDE proue the hertes.

  • Prov 12:2
    68%

    2A good man is acceptable vnto the LORDE, but ye wicked wyl he condempne.

  • Job 36:25
    68%

    25yee wondre at him, and yet they se him but afarre of.

  • Jer 16:17
    68%

    17For myne eyes beholde all their wayes, and they can not be hyd fro my face, nether can their wicked dedes be kepte close out of my sight.

  • Prov 15:26
    68%

    26The LORDE abhoreth ye ymaginacions of ye wicked, but pure wordes are pleasaunt vnto him.

  • 1 Cor 3:20
    68%

    20And agayne: The LORDE knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they are vayne.