Proverbs 5:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 5:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 5

¹⁹ A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.

²⁰ Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

²² The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

²³ He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

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