Proverbs 16:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

English ASV

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

English Amplified

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart). [I Sam. 16:7; Heb. 4:12.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart). [I Sam. 16:7; Heb. 4:12.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the Lord.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

All a person’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs motives.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

You may think that everything you do is right, but the Lord knows exactly why you are doing it.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

People think that whatever they do is right, but the Lord judges their reason for doing it.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You may think everything you do is right, but the Lord judges your motives.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A person thinks all his ways are pure, but the Lord weighs motives.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

All a man's ways seem right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

All the ways of a man are pure in his own sight, But Yahweh weighs the motives.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

All the ways of a man may be pure in his own eyes, but it is the LORD who proves the spirit.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Everything a man does might seem right to him. But the Lord knows what that man is thinking.

English NIV

All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD.

English NKJ 1982

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the spirits.

English NLT

People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

All one's ways may be pure in one's own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

We are all in love with our own opinions, convinced they’re correct. But the Lord is in the midst of us, testing and probing our every motive.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

We can always “prove“ that we are right, but is the Lord convinced?

English Tyndale 1537

A man thinketh all his ways to be clean, but it is the LORD that fashioneth the minds.

Proverbs 16:2 — Compare Translations