Proverbs 16:2

Easy To Read Version

A person thinks everything he does is right. But the Lord judges the real reasons people do things.

Cross References

Psalm 36:2

That person lies to himself.\par That person does not see his own faults.\par So he does not ask for forgiveness.\par

Proverbs 12:15

A foolish person always thinks his own way is best. But a wise person listens to the things other people tell him.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seems right to people. But that way leads only to death.

Proverbs 17:3

Gold and silver are put into fire to make them pure. But the Lord is the One who makes peoples’ hearts pure.

Proverbs 21:2

A person thinks everything he does is right. But the Lord judges the real reasons people do things.

Proverbs 24:12

You can’t say, “It’s none of my business.” The Lord knows everything. And he knows why you do things. The Lord watches you. He knows. And the Lord will reward you for the things you do.

Proverbs 30:12

Some people think they are good but they are really very bad.

Proverbs 5:21

The Lord clearly sees everything you do. The Lord watches where you go.

Isaiah 26:7

Honesty is the way of living for good people.\par Good people follow the way\par that is straight and true.\par And God, you make that way smooth\par and easy to follow.\par

Jeremiah 17:10

But I am the Lord,\par and I can look into a person’s heart.\par I can test a person’s mind.\par I can decide what each person should have.\par I can give each person the right payment\par for the things he does.\par

Daniel 5:27

TEKEL: {\cf2\super [63]} \par You have been weighed on the scales,\par and found not good enough.\par

Numbers 22:32

Then the Lord’s angel asked Balaam, “Why did you hit your donkey three times? I am the one that came to stop [285] you. But just in time, [286]

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to the Pharisees, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. The things that people think are important are worth nothing to God.

Revelation 2:18

“Write this to the angel of the church in Thyatira:

Revelation 2:23

I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who knows what people feel and think. And I will repay each of you for the things you have done.

Judges 17:6

At that time, the people of Israel did not have a king. So each person did what he himself thought was right.)

Judges 7:6

There were 300 men that used their hands to bring water to their mouth and lapped it like a dog does. All the other people bent down and drank the water.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Eliab is tall and handsome. But don’t think about things like that. God does not look at the things people see. People look only at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at his heart. Eliab is not the right man.”

1 Samuel 2:3

Don’t continue bragging! Don’t speak proud words! Why? Because the Lord God knows everything, God leads and judges people.