Proverbs 16:2

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Summary

Proverbs 16:2

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

The ways

But

General references

Luke 17:10

Bible References

The ways

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.

When Samuel came to him, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you. I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.”

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

Even if you wash with lye
and use a great amount of soap,
the stain of your sin is still in front of Me.
This is the Lord God’s declaration.

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.

But

For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,
and He considers all his paths.

If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”

The path of the righteous is level;
You clear a straight path for the righteous.

I, Yahweh, examine the mind,
I test the heart

to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.

TEKEL means that you have been weighed in the balance and found deficient.

And He told them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.

“Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira:

“The Son of God, the One whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like fine bronze, says:

General references

In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, ‘We are good-for-nothing slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’”