Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For before the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of man, and he makes level all his tracks.
New American Standard Bible
And He
King James Version
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
Holman Bible
and He considers all his paths.
International Standard Version
Indeed, what a man does is always in the LORD's presence, and he weighs all his paths.
A Conservative Version
For the ways of man are before the eyes of LORD, and he makes level all his paths.
American Standard Version
For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
Amplified
For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].
Bible in Basic English
For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.
Darby Translation
For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
King James 2000
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For before the eyes of Yahweh [are] {human ways}, and all his paths he examines.
Modern King James verseion
For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and He watches all his paths.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For every man's ways are open in the sight of the LORD, and he pondereth all their goings.
NET Bible
For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord's eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person's paths.
New Heart English Bible
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD. He examines all his paths.
The Emphasized Bible
For, before the eyes of Yahweh, are the ways of a man, - and, all his tracks, doth he consider:
Webster
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
World English Bible
For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.
Youngs Literal Translation
For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.
Themes
Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
God » Is declared to be » Omniscient
Heart » The lord looking upon the heart
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
Knowledge » God's » All the ways of men are known to God
Man » God » Orders the goings of
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Do Not Commit Adultery Against Wisdom
20 And wherefore, my son, wilt thou wander with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21 For before the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of man, and he makes level all his tracks. 22 His iniquities shall take the unjust one, and with the cords of his sins shall he be held fast.
Names
Cross References
Hosea 7:2
And they will not say to their heart, I remembered all their evil: now their doings surrounded them; they were before my face.
Hebrews 4:13
And there is no creation invisible before him: and all things naked and exposed, neck and face to view, to the eyes of him with whom to us is the word.
Job 31:4
Will he not see my way, and number all my steps?
Job 34:21
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he will see all his steps.
Proverbs 15:3
In every place are the eyes of Jehovah observing closely the evil and the good.
Jeremiah 16:17
For mine eyes are upon all their ways, and they were not hid from my face, and their iniquity was not concealed from before mine eyes.
Jeremiah 32:19
Great of counsel, and vast of doing: for thine eyes being opened upon all the ways of the sons of men to give to each according to his ways, and to the fruit of his doings:
Job 14:16
For now thou wilt count my steps: wilt thou not watch over my sin?
Psalm 11:4
Jehovah is in his holy temple; Jehovah, in the heavens his throne: his eyes will behold, his eyelashes will try the sons of man.
Psalm 119:168
I watched thy charges, and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
2 Chronicles 16:9
For Jehovah, his eyes run to and fro in all the earth to strengthen himself with the perfected heart of them to him. Thou wert foolish for this that from now there is wars with thee.
Psalm 17:3
Thou didst try my heart; thou didst review the night; thou didst refine me, thou wilt find nothing: I purposed, my mouth shall not pass by.
Psalm 139:1-12
To the overseer, to David a chanting. O Jehovah thou didst search me, and thou wilt know.
Jeremiah 17:10
I Jehovah searching the heart, trying the reins, to give to each according to his way, according to the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah 23:24
If a man shall hide in secret places and I shall not see him, says Jehovah. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? says Jehovah.
Revelation 2:18
And to the messenger of the church among the Thyatirians write; Thus says the Son of God, having his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like the brass of Lebanon;
Revelation 2:23
And her children will I kill in death; and all the churches shall know that I am he searching the reins and hearts: and I will give to you each according to our works.