21 (A)For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He [a]ponders all his paths.

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  1. Proverbs 5:21 observes, lit. weighs

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah;
And he [a]maketh level all his paths.

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  1. Proverbs 5:21 Or, weigheth carefully

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

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The eyes of Jehovah are in every place,
Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

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11 (A)Hell[a] and [b]Destruction are before the Lord;
So how much more (B)the hearts of the sons of men.

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 Or Sheol
  2. Proverbs 15:11 Heb. Abaddon

11 Sheol and [a]Abaddon are before Jehovah;
How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

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  1. Proverbs 15:11 Or, Destruction

All the ways of a man are pure in his own (A)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

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

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

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The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

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27 (A)The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [a]inner depths of his heart.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah,
Searching all his innermost parts.

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(A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
(B)But the Lord weighs the hearts.

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Every way of a man is right in his own eyes;
But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

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