Proverbs 5:21

“For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Proverbs 5:21

For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.
- Basic English Bible

For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
- Darby Bible

The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he maketh level all his paths.
- English Revised Version

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Proverbs 5:21

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 5:21


5:19 Satisfy thee - At all convenient times: for that there may be excess in the marriage - bed is manifest. Ravished - Love her fervently. It is an hyperbolical expression.

5:22 Holden - He is in perfect bondage to his lusts, and is neither able nor wiling to set himself at liberty.

5:23 Die - He shall die in his sins. Astray - From the way of life, and from eternal salvation.


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