Proverbs 21:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:2 : 2 ¶ All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 ¶ There is a way that 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 which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.›
  • Prov 24:12 : 12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 [There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is 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 other men› [are], ‹extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.› 12 ‹I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.›
  • Prov 20:6 : 6 ¶ Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
  • Ps 36:2 : 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all [men], 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he 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 which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every 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%

    1¶ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.

    2¶ All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

    3¶ Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

  • Prov 21:1
    81%

    1¶ The king's heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  • Prov 5:21
    80%

    21For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

  • Prov 16:9-11
    3 verses
    79%

    9¶ A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

    10¶ A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

    11¶ A just weight and balance [are] the LORD'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 desperately wicked: who can know it?

    10I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.

  • Prov 14:12
    76%

    12¶ There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 21:8
    76%

    8¶ The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.

  • Prov 21:3
    76%

    3¶ To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD 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%

    15¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Prov 19:21
    76%

    21¶ [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, 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%

    23¶ Divers weights [are] an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance [is] not good.

    24¶ Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

  • Prov 16:25
    75%

    25¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 29:26
    74%

    26¶ Many seek the ruler's favour; but [every] man's judgment [cometh] from the LORD.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.

  • Judg 17:6
    73%

    6In those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but] every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.

  • Prov 15:3
    73%

    3¶ The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

  • Job 34:21
    73%

    21For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

  • Jer 10:23
    72%

    23O LORD, 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 mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.

  • Ps 7:9
    72%

    9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

  • 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 in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.

  • Prov 17:3
    71%

    3¶ The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

  • Prov 11:1
    71%

    1¶ A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.

  • Prov 20:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10¶ Divers weights, [and] divers measures, both of them [are] alike abomination to the LORD.

    11¶ Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work [be] pure, and whether [it be] right.

  • Ps 33:15
    71%

    15He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

  • Prov 12:8
    71%

    8¶ A 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, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  • Prov 3:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • Prov 11:20
    71%

    20¶ They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright 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%

    5¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

  • Eccl 9:1
    70%

    1¶ For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 20:27
    70%

    27¶ The spirit of man [is] the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

  • Ps 36:2
    70%

    2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

  • Prov 2:9
    70%

    9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.

  • Prov 14:2
    70%

    2¶ He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but [he that is] perverse in his ways despiseth him.

  • Ps 94:11
    70%

    11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.