Pro 5:21 | NETfull | STEP | For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord ’s eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person’s paths.

Proverbs 5:21

21 For the ways of a person ^{▼▼ Heb “man.”} are in front of the Lord’s eyes,
and the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} weighs ^{▼▼ BDB 814 s.v. פָּלַס 2 suggests that the participle מְפַּלֵּס (m^epalles) means “to make level [or, straight].” As one’s ways are in front of the eyes of the Lord, they become straight or right. It could be translated “weighs” since it is a denominative from the noun for “balance, scale”; the Lord weighs or examines the actions.} all that person’s ^{▼▼ Heb “all his”; the referent (the person mentioned in the first half of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} paths.