Proverbs 16:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

King James Bible
All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Hebrew
All
כָּֽל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

a man’s
אִ֭ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

ways
דַּרְכֵי־ (dar·ḵê-)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

[are] pure
זַ֣ךְ (zaḵ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2134: Pure, clean

in his own eyes,
בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw)
Preposition | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

but his motives
רוּח֣וֹת (rū·ḥō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

are weighed
וְתֹכֵ֖ן (wə·ṯō·ḵên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8505: To balance, measure out, arrange, equalize, levelling

by the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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