Proverbs 16:2
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weighs the spirits.
American King James Version (AKJV)
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weighs the spirits.
American Standard Version (ASV)
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.
Webster's Revision
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
World English Bible
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.
English Revised Version (ERV)
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes: but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Barnes's Proverbs 16:2 Bible Commentary
We are blind to our own faults, do not see ourselves as others see us. There is One who tries not the "ways" only, but the "spirits" Hebrews 4:12 : this is the true remedy against self-deceit.
Wesley's Proverbs 16:2 Bible Commentary
16:2 Weigheth - Exactly knows as men do the things which they weigh.Spirits - The hearts of men.
