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Proverbs 5:21

For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

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ASV

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

KJV

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
נֹ֨כַח׀No.khachbeforeH5227 →
עֵינֵ֣י'ei.Nei[the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
דַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-[the] ways ofH1870 →
אִ֑ישׁ'Isha personH376 →
וְֽכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יוma'.ge.lo.Tavtracks hisH4570 →
מְפַלֵּֽס׃me.fa.Les[he is] making levelH6424 →

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Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.Proverbs 16:2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.Proverbs 4:26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.Job 34:21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.Jeremiah 32:19the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.Jeremiah 16:17For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.Hosea 7:2But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.Psalms 119:168I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.Job 31:4Does He not see my ways and count my every step?Psalms 139:1–12O LORD, You have searched me and known me.Job 14:16For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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