Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.

King James Version

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Holman Bible

For His eyes watch over a man’s ways,
and He observes all his steps.

International Standard Version

Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step.

A Conservative Version

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his goings.

American Standard Version

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

Amplified


“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.

Bible in Basic English

For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

Darby Translation

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.

Julia Smith Translation

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he will see all his steps.

King James 2000

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Indeed, his eyes [are] upon [the] ways of man, and he sees all his steps.

Modern King James verseion

For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees all his steps.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And why? His eyes look upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

NET Bible

For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps.

New Heart English Bible

"For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

The Emphasized Bible

For, his eyes, are on the ways of a man, and, all his footsteps, he beholdeth, -

Webster

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

World English Bible

"For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

Youngs Literal Translation

For His eyes are on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
are upon the ways
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

of man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

and he seeth
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

20 In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. 21 “For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
22 There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.

Cross References

Job 31:4

Does not he see my ways and number all my steps?

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.

Proverbs 5:21

For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.

Jeremiah 16:17

For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.

Genesis 16:13

So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are a God of seeing," for she said, "Truly here I have seen him who looks after me."

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."

Psalm 139:23

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

Jeremiah 17:10

"I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds."

Jeremiah 32:19

great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.

Amos 9:8

Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the surface of the ground, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," declares the LORD.

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