Proverbs

Proverbs 5:21

21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD,

and the LORD examinesf all his paths.

Footnotes

  • f 5:21 Or ponders or makes level

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a man’sאִ֑ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
waysדַּרְכֵי־dar·ḵê-Noun - common plural constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
are beforeנֹ֨כַח׀nō·ḵaḥPrepositionH5227 front
the eyesעֵינֵ֣י‘ê·nêNoun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
andמְפַלֵּֽס׃mə·p̄al·lêsVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH6424 weigh, make level
allוְֽכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his pathsמַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יוma‘·gə·lō·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4570 entrenchment

Cross-references

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Hebrews 4:13 · Proverbs 15:3 · Jeremiah 32:19 · Job 34:21 · Psalm 11:4 · Hosea 7:2 · Jeremiah 23:24 · Jeremiah 16:17 · Job 31:4 · Psalm 119:168 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · Job 14:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.