2 All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:2
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 2
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All כָּֽל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct a man’s אִ֭ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular ways דַּרְכֵי־ H1870 Noun - common plural construct [are] pure זַ֣ךְ H2134 Adjective - masculine singular in his own eyes בְּעֵינָ֑יו H5869 Preposition | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular but his motives רוּח֣וֹת H7307 Noun - common plural construct are weighed out וְתֹכֵ֖ן H8505 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular by the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular