💡WEB · Proverbs 5:21
What does Proverbs 5:21 mean?
"For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths."
— Proverbs 5:21 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
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