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Proverbs 21:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. "

Proverbs 21:2

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1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

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We are all inclined to be partial when we judge ourselves and our own actions. We tend to think too well of our own character, as if nothing were wrong with it. “Every way of a man, even his side road, is right in his own eyes.” The proud heart is very clever at putting a good face on a bad matter, and at making what is plainly wrong seem right to itself, so it can quiet a troubled conscience.

But we can be sure that God’s judgment about us is true and fair. No matter what we think about ourselves, the Lord weighs the heart. God looks at the heart and judges people by it, including their actions, motives, and intentions. His judgment is as exact as ours is about the things we consider most carefully, and even more exact, because he weighs all things in a perfect balance (Proverbs 16:2).

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Proverbs 16:2

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"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits."

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Luke 16:15

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"And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God."

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Proverbs 16:25

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"There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."

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Jeremiah 17:10

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"I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."

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Proverbs 30:12

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

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1 Samuel 16:7

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"But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 21:1

"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will."

Proverbs 21:3

"To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice."

Proverbs 21:4

"An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin."

Proverbs 21:5

"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want."

Proverbs 21:6

"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death."

Proverbs 21:7

"The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment."
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