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Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.
Proverbs 21:2 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 21:2 in other translations
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.
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In context
1 As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it.
2 Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.
3 To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.
4 Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.
5 The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.
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