Add parallel Print Page Options

21 For the Lord sees clearly what a man does,
    examining every path he takes.

Read full chapter

21 For (A)a man's ways are (B)before the eyes of the Lord,
    and he (C)ponders[a] all his paths.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:21 Or makes level

The Lord is watching everywhere,
    keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

11 Even Death and Destruction[a] hold no secrets from the Lord.
    How much more does he know the human heart!

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 15:11 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.

11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
    how much more (A)the hearts of the children of man!

Read full chapter

People may be pure in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their motives.

Read full chapter

(A)All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the Lord (B)weighs the spirit.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits

Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
    exposing every hidden motive.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.

27 (A)The spirit[a] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    (B)searching all (C)his innermost parts.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Hebrew breath

People may be right in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their heart.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter