Proverbs 16:2 Go deeper

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. (KJV)

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כָּֽל\־kal-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 1

דַּרְכֵי\־dar.khei-[the] ways of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 2

אִ֭ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 3

זַ֣ךְzakh[are] pure

Lemma: זַךְ (zakh) · Strong's: H2134

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pure

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:34, Leviticus 24:2, Leviticus 24:7, Job 8:6, Job 11:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2134; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 4

בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin own eyes his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 5

וְתֹכֵ֖ןve.to.Khenand [is] weighing

Lemma: תָּכַן (ta.khan) · Strong's: H8505

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to measure

Used 18 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:3, 2 Kings 12:11, Job 28:25, Psalms 75:3, Proverbs 21:2, Proverbs 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8505; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 6

רוּח֣וֹתru.Chotspirits

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 7

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

All	→	כֹּל H3605 all
a man’s	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
[are] pure	→	זַךְ H2134 pure
in his own eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
but his motives	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
are weighed out	→	תָּכַן H8505 to measure
by the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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