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 person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

All of a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, "May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said."

for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent. You can use as much soap as you want. But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see," says the Lord God.

Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

But

For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord's eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person's paths.

If you say, "But we did not know about this," does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?

But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don't be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

I, the Lord, probe into people's minds. I examine people's hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

As for teqel -- you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.

But Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in men's eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God's sight.

"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame and whose feet are like polished bronze:

General references

So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, 'We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.'"