Proverbs 16:2

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

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WEBBE

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives.

BSB

All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 2

Ignorance, pride, and self-flattery render us partial judges respecting our own conduct.

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