Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

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A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

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All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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

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25 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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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.

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15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(A) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(B) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

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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.

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10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

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12 those who are pure in their own eyes(A)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(B)

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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.

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)

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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?

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12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(A) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(B) everyone according to what they have done?(C)

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22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(A)

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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.

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11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(B) twice a week and give a tenth(C) of all I get.’

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

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In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(A)

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For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

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If anyone thinks they are something(A) when they are not, they deceive themselves.(B)

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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.

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24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(A) for he knew what was in each person.(B)

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