Translations
Modern
All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Traditional
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
Literal
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, and YHWH weighs out the spirit.
Latin
Omnes viæ hominis patent oculis ejus; spirituum ponderator est Dominus.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Notes
God's judgment of right and wrong is what matters (see Genesis 8:21; 1 Samuel 13:14; 16:6–7; Luke 16:15). This saying is almost the same in Proverbs 21:2.
Glossary
Topics
Direction God: Judge, and his Justice God: Knowledge of Good Intentions Heart: Known to God Man: All the Ways of, Clean in his own Eyes Motives Self-Righteousness: General Scriptures Concerning