All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit weighs spirits

All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts(A) consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life(B) know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?(C)

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12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(A) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(B) everyone according to what they have done?(C)

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