Proverbs 16:2

Catholic Public Domain Version

All the ways of a man are open to his eyes; the Lord is the one who weighs spirits.

Cross References

Psalm 36:2

For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.

Proverbs 12:15

The way of the foolish is right in his own eyes. But whoever is wise listens to counsels.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way which seems right to a man, and its end result leads to death.

Proverbs 17:3

Just as silver is tested by fire, and gold is tested in the furnace, so also does the Lord test hearts.

Proverbs 21:2

Every way of a man seems right to himself. But the Lord weighs hearts.

Proverbs 24:12

If you would say: "I do not have sufficient strength." He who inspects the heart, the same one understands, and nothing slips past the one who preserves your soul. And he shall repay a man according to his works.

Proverbs 30:12

There is a generation which seems pure to themselves, and yet they are not even washed from their filthiness.

Proverbs 5:21

The Lord beholds the ways of man, and he considers all his steps.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of the just is upright; the difficult path of the just is right to walk in.

Jeremiah 17:10

I am the Lord, who examines the heart and tests the temperament, who gives to each one according to his way and according to the fruit of his own decisions.

Daniel 5:27

THECEL: you have been weighed on the scales and found lacking.

Numbers 22:32

And the Angel said to him: "Why did you beat your donkey three times? I have come to be an adversary to you, because your way is perverse and contrary to me.

Luke 16:15

And he said to them: "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men. But God knows your hearts. For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Revelation 2:18

And to the Angel of the Church of Thyatira write: Thus says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like shining brass.

Revelation 2:23

And I will put her sons to death, and all the Churches shall know that I am the one who examines temperaments and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works. But I say to you,

Judges 17:6

In those days, there was no king in Israel. Instead, each one did what seemed right to himself.

Judges 7:6

And so the number of those who had lapped the water, by bringing it with the hand to the mouth, was three hundred men. And all the remainder of the multitude drank by bending the knee.

1 Samuel 16:7

And the Lord said to Samuel: "You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart."

1 Samuel 2:3

Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.