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Proverbs 16:2

Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,.... All right and well, not only some, but all, having a high opinion…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

We are blind to our own faults, do not see ourselves as others see us. There is One who tries not the “ways” only, but…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Note, 1. We are all apt to be partial in judging of ourselves: All the ways of a man, all his designs, all his doings,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

See Pro 21:2, where this proverb recurs almost in the same words. Comp. 1Co 4:4.