| Geneva Study Bible All the ways of a man are {b} clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. (b) He shows by it that man flatters himself in his doings, calling that virtue, which God terms vice. Wesley's Notes 16:2 Weigheth - Exactly knows as men do the things which they weigh. Spirits - The hearts of men. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 2. clean-or, "faultless." weigheth-or, "tries," "judges," implying that they are faulty (Pr 21:2; 24:12). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 16:1 The renewing grace of God alone prepares the heart for every good work. This teaches us that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think or speak any thing wise and good. 2. Ignorance, pride, and self-flattery render us partial judges respecting our own conduct. 3. Roll the burden of thy care upon God, and leave it with him, by faith and dependence on him. |