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Solomon turns next to the gap between human self-assessment and God’s judgment in Proverbs 21:2: Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts (v. 2). The verse is a near-twin of Proverbs 16:2 and Proverbs 16:25.
Self-justification is the default state of the human heart. Almost no one looks at their own conduct and calls it wrong. The LORD does not work from the man's self-assessment; He weighs the hearts. The verb is the same one used for the merchant's scale—the LORD applies a true measure to what the man would prefer to evaluate himself.
This is a sobering recognition for the student of Proverbs and a useful one. It guards him from the smug certainty that his way is right merely because it feels that way.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 21:2 Meaning
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