Pro 16:2 | MHM | STEP | God Judges Our Hearts Rightly This section warns us not to trust only our own opinions about ourselves. We often think our actions are right, but only God truly knows our hearts. He judges us by what is inside, not just by what we do or how we see ourselves. v. 2 : People usually believe their own actions and plans are good. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes . We do not always see our faults or the wrong in our hearts. But God is different. The Lord weighs the spirits (Proverbs 16:2 ). He judges us fairly and knows our true motives. God’s judgment is always right, even if we think we are doing well. Like in the story of Belshazzar, when God wrote Tekel — weighed in the balance and found wanting (Daniel 5:27 )—God looks at our hearts, not just our actions. We should care more about what God thinks than what we think of ourselves.

‏ Proverbs 16:2

God Judges Our Hearts Rightly

This section warns us not to trust only our own opinions about ourselves. We often think our actions are right, but only God truly knows our hearts. He judges us by what is inside, not just by what we do or how we see ourselves.

v. 2: People usually believe their own actions and plans are good. All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes. We do not always see our faults or the wrong in our hearts. But God is different. The Lord weighs the spirits(Proverbs 16:2 ^a). He judges us fairly and knows our true motives. God’s judgment is always right, even if we think we are doing well. Like in the story of Belshazzar, when God wrote Tekel—weighed in the balance and found wanting(Daniel 5:27 ^b)—God looks at our hearts, not just our actions. We should care more about what God thinks than what we think of ourselves.