21 For the (A)ways of everyone are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He (B)observes all his paths.

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21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord,
    and he watches[a] all his paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

The (A)eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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11 [a](A)Sheol and [b]Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
How much more the (B)hearts of [c]mankind!

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., The netherworld
  2. Proverbs 15:11 I.e., place of destruction
  3. Proverbs 15:11 Lit sons of mankind

11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord
    how much more the hearts of men!

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All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight,
But the (A)Lord examines the [a]motives.

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the spirit.

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The (A)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But (B)the Lord tests hearts.

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The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    and the Lord tries hearts.

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27 The [a](A)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his being.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    searching all his innermost parts.

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(A)Every person’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord (B)examines the hearts.

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Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

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