Proverbs 5:21

NETBible

For the ways of a person 1  are in front of the Lord’s eyes, and the Lord 2  weighs 3  all that person’s 4  paths.

NIV ©

For a man’s ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.

NASB ©

For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.

NLT ©

For the LORD sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes.

MSG ©

Mark well that GOD doesn't miss a move you make; he's aware of every step you take.

BBE ©

For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

NRSV ©

For human ways are under the eyes of the LORD, and he examines all their paths.

NKJV ©

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He ponders all his paths.

KJV
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NASB ©
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, And He watches
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PRT
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T-GSM
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D-GSM
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

For the ways of a person 1  are in front of the Lord’s eyes, and the Lord 2  weighs 3  all that person’s 4  paths.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “man.”

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn BDB 814 s.v. פָּלַס 2 suggests that the participle מְפַּלֵּס (mÿpalles) means “to make level [or, straight].” As one’s ways are in front of the eyes of the Lord, they become straight or right. It could be translated “weighs” since it is a denominative from the noun for “balance, scale”; the Lord weighs or examines the actions.

4 tn Heb “all his”; the referent (the person mentioned in the first half of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.