Proverbs
Proverbs 21:2
2All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the LORD weighs the heart.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 | דֶּרֶךְ־ | de·reḵ- | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| seem | בְּעֵינָ֑יו | bə·‘ê·nāw | Preposition; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| right to him | יָשָׁ֣ר | yā·šār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
| but the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| weighs | וְתֹכֵ֖ן | wə·ṯō·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8505 regulate, measure, estimate |
| the heart | לִבּ֣וֹת | lib·bō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H3826 heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 16:2 · Luke 16:15 · Proverbs 16:25 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Proverbs 30:12 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · Proverbs 24:12 · James 1:22 · Psalm 36:2 · Luke 18:11–12 · Galatians 6:3 · Proverbs 20:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.