Proverbs 21:2

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All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:2 : 2 All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 But Jesus said to them,“You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
  • Prov 24:12 : 12 If you say,“But we did not know about this,” won’t the one who evaluates hearts discern it? Won’t the one who guards your life realize and repay each person according to his deeds?
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said to Samuel,“Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation who are pure in their own opinion and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
  • Luke 18:11-12 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this:‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers– or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’
  • Prov 20:6 : 6 Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person– who can find?
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
  • Ps 36:2 : 2 for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.

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 intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.

    2All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

    3Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

  • Prov 21:1
    81%

    1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

  • Prov 5:21
    80%

    21For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

  • Prov 16:9-11
    3 verses
    79%

    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

    10The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

  • Jer 17:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?

    10I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

  • Prov 14:12
    76%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 21:8
    76%

    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Prov 21:3
    76%

    3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

  • Judg 21:25
    76%

    25In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 19:21
    76%

    21There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

  • Deut 12:8
    76%

    8You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,

  • Prov 20:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 16:25
    75%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 29:26
    74%

    26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Judg 17:6
    73%

    6In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

  • Prov 15:3
    73%

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

  • Job 34:21
    73%

    21For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps.

  • Jer 10:23
    72%

    23LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

  • Eccl 3:17
    72%

    17I thought to myself,“God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.

  • Ps 7:9
    72%

    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

  • Isa 5:21
    72%

    21Beware, those who think they are wise, those who think they possess understanding.

  • Prov 23:7
    72%

    7for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

  • Prov 17:3
    71%

    3The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

  • Prov 11:1
    71%

    1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

  • Prov 20:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Diverse weights and diverse measures– the LORD abhors both of them.

    11Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

  • Ps 33:15
    71%

    15He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

  • Prov 12:8
    71%

    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

  • Isa 26:7
    71%

    7God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

  • Prov 3:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

  • Prov 11:20
    71%

    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Eccl 10:2
    71%

    2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

  • Prov 12:5
    70%

    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

  • Eccl 9:1
    70%

    1Everyone Will Die So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated– no one knows what lies ahead.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Prov 20:27
    70%

    27The human spirit is like the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

  • Ps 36:2
    70%

    2for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

  • Prov 2:9
    70%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

  • Prov 14:2
    70%

    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

  • Ps 94:11
    70%

    11The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.