Proverbs 21:2

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

Job 31:6

let him weigh me in a just balance, and let God know my simplicity.

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 16:2

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

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 20:6

Many men are called merciful. But who will find a faithful man?

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.

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.

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.

Galatians 6:3

For if anyone considers himself to be something, though he may be nothing, he deceives himself.

James 1:22

So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.

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,

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."