Proverbs
Proverbs 16:2
2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes,
but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּֽל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| a man’s | אִ֭ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| ways | דַּרְכֵי־ | dar·ḵê- | Noun - common plural construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| pure | זַ֣ךְ | zaḵ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2134 pure, clean |
| in his own eyes | בְּעֵינָ֑יו | bə·‘ê·nāw | Preposition; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| but his motives | רוּח֣וֹת | rū·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - common plural construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| are weighed out | וְתֹכֵ֖ן | wə·ṯō·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8505 regulate, measure, estimate |
| by the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:2 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · Luke 16:15 · Proverbs 30:12 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Proverbs 24:12 · Psalm 36:2 · Proverbs 16:25 · Proverbs 5:21 · Luke 18:9–11 · Jeremiah 2:22–23 · Daniel 5:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.