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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Job 34:21
"For God's eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.
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Christian Standard Bible®
For his eyes watch over a man’s ways,and he observes all his steps.
For his eyes watch over a man’s ways,and he observes all his steps.
Hebrew Names Version
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
King James Version
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
English Standard Version
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
New Century Version
"God watches where people go; he sees every step they take.
"God watches where people go; he sees every step they take.
New English Translation
For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps.
For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps.
Amplified Bible
"For God's eyes are on the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
"For God's eyes are on the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
New American Standard Bible
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps.
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps.
World English Bible
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, He sees all his goings.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Legacy Standard Bible
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,And He sees all his steps.
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,And He sees all his steps.
Berean Standard Bible
For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees his every step.
For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees his every step.
Contemporary English Version
God watches everything we do.
God watches everything we do.
Complete Jewish Bible
For he keeps watch on a person's ways; he sees his every step.
For he keeps watch on a person's ways; he sees his every step.
Darby Translation
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
Easy-to-Read Version
"God watches what people do. He sees every step they take.
"God watches what people do. He sees every step they take.
George Lamsa Translation
For his eyes are upon all the ways of man, and he sees all his goings.
For his eyes are upon all the ways of man, and he sees all his goings.
Good News Translation
He watches every step we take.
He watches every step we take.
Lexham English Bible
"Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
"Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
Literal Translation
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.
And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.
American Standard Version
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
Bible in Basic English
For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.
For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.
King James Version (1611)
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.
For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him.
For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him.
English Revised Version
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he seeth all his goings.
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he seeth all his goings.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the iyen of God ben on the weies of men, and biholdith alle goyngis of hem.
For the iyen of God ben on the weies of men, and biholdith alle goyngis of hem.
Update Bible Version
For his eyes are on the ways of a man, And he sees all his goings.
For his eyes are on the ways of a man, And he sees all his goings.
Webster's Bible Translation
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
New King James Version
"For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps.
"For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps.
New Living Translation
"For God watches how people live; he sees everything they do.
"For God watches how people live; he sees everything they do.
New Revised Standard
"For his eyes are upon the ways of mortals, and he sees all their steps.
"For his eyes are upon the ways of mortals, and he sees all their steps.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, his eyes, are on the ways of a man, and, all his footsteps, he beholdeth, -
For, his eyes, are on the ways of a man, and, all his footsteps, he beholdeth, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he considereth all their steps.
For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he considereth all their steps.
Revised Standard Version
"For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
"For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
Young's Literal Translation
For His eyes [are] on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.
For His eyes [are] on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.
THE MESSAGE
"He has his eyes on every man and woman. He doesn't miss a trick. There is no night dark enough, no shadow deep enough, to hide those who do evil. God doesn't need to gather any more evidence; their sin is an open-and-shut case. He deposes the so-called high and mighty without asking questions, and replaces them at once with others. Nobody gets by with anything; overnight, judgment is signed, sealed, and delivered. He punishes the wicked for their wickedness out in the open where everyone can see it, Because they quit following him, no longer even thought about him or his ways. Their apostasy was announced by the cry of the poor; the cry of the afflicted got God's attention.
"He has his eyes on every man and woman. He doesn't miss a trick. There is no night dark enough, no shadow deep enough, to hide those who do evil. God doesn't need to gather any more evidence; their sin is an open-and-shut case. He deposes the so-called high and mighty without asking questions, and replaces them at once with others. Nobody gets by with anything; overnight, judgment is signed, sealed, and delivered. He punishes the wicked for their wickedness out in the open where everyone can see it, Because they quit following him, no longer even thought about him or his ways. Their apostasy was announced by the cry of the poor; the cry of the afflicted got God's attention.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
Contextual Overview
16 "If you have understanding, hear this. Listen to what I say. 17 Should one who hates what is right be the one to rule? Will you say that He Who is right and good and strong is guilty? 18 Who says to a king, ‘You are of no worth,' and to rulers, ‘You are sinful'? 19 Who shows no favor to princes, or thinks of the rich as more important than the poor? They are all the work of His hands. 20 In a short time they die. At midnight the people are shaken and pass away. And the powerful are taken away by no human hand. 21 "For God's eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps. 22 There is no darkness or shadow where sinners can hide themselves. 23 For God does not need to set a time for man to go before Him and be judged. 24 He breaks powerful men in pieces without asking any reason, and puts others in their place. 25 For He knows their works. He puts them down in the night, and they are crushed.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 31:4, Genesis 16:13, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 139:23, Proverbs 5:21, Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 16:17, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 32:19, Amos 9:8
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:8 - cool of the day Job 14:16 - thou numberest Job 34:30 - General Psalms 33:15 - considereth Psalms 44:21 - Shall Psalms 90:8 - Thou Psalms 119:168 - for all my Psalms 139:8 - in hell Hosea 7:2 - are before Hebrews 4:13 - naked
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man,.... Which denotes the omniscience of God, which reaches to every man, to every individual, and to all men in general; and to their ways, to every step taken by them, to the whole of their lives and conversations, and every action of them; to all their internal and external ways and goings; perhaps the former may be meant in this, and the latter in the following clause. This may denote all their inward thoughts, the workings of their mind, the imaginations of their heart; all their secret purposes, designs, and schemes; and all the desires and affections of their soul; and all these, whether good or bad:
and he seeth all his goings; the whole of his walk and conversation, conduct and behaviour; all his external ways, works, and actions; and these whether of good or bad men, see Psalms 139:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For his eyes are upon the ways of man - None can escape from his notice; compare Psalms 139:2-3.
