Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
The ways
General references
Bible References
The ways
Luke 18:9
To some who were confident of their own uprightness, and thought nothing of others, he used this illustration:
Romans 7:7
Then what shall we conclude? That the Law is sin? Certainly not! Yet, if it had not been for the Law, I should never have learned what sin was; I should not have known what it was to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."
But
Luke 16:15
And he said to them, "You are the men who parade your uprightness before people, but God knows your hearts. For what men consider great is detestable in the sight of God.
Revelation 2:18
"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: " 'The Son of God, whose eyes blaze like fire, and whose feet are like bronze, speaks thus:
General references
Luke 17:10
So you also, when you do all you have been ordered to do, must say, 'We are good-for-nothing slaves! We have done only what we ought to have done!' "