'Eyes' in the Bible

Do not be wise in your own eyes;Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.

Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage]And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you [toward the path of integrity].

For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].

Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes,Nor slumber to your eyelids;

Who winks with his eyes [in mockery], who shuffles his feet [to signal],Who points with his fingers [to give subversive instruction];

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.

The perverse in heart are repulsive and shamefully vile to the Lord,But those who are blameless and above reproach in their walk are His delight!

The way of the [arrogant] fool [who rejects God’s wisdom] is right in his own eyes,But a wise and prudent man is he who listens to counsel.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].

The light of the eyes rejoices the hearts of others,And good news puts fat on the bones.

All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions],But the Lord weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].

He who [slyly] winks his eyes does so to plot perverse things;And he who compresses his lips [as if in a secret signal] brings evil to pass.

A bribe is like a bright, precious stone in the eyes of its owner;Wherever he turns, he prospers.

[Skillful and godly] wisdom is in the presence of a person of understanding [and he recognizes it],But the eyes of a [thickheaded] fool are on the ends of the earth.

A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgmentSifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].

Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.

Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].

Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart,The lamp of the wicked [their self-centered pride], is sin [in the eyes of God].

The soul of the wicked desires evil [like an addictive substance];His neighbor finds no compassion in his eyes.

The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and the one who has it,But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

When you set your eyes on wealth, it is [suddenly] gone.For wealth certainly makes itself wingsLike an eagle that flies to the heavens.

My son, give me your heartAnd let your eyes delight in my ways,

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?Who has strife? Who has complaining?Who has wounds without cause?Whose eyes are red and dim?

Your [drunken] eyes will see strange thingsAnd your mind will utter perverse things [untrue things, twisted things].

Or the Lord will see your gloating and be displeased,And turn His anger away from your enemy.

For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,Whom your eyes have seen.

Answer [and correct the erroneous concepts of] a fool according to his folly,Otherwise he will be wise in his own eyes [if he thinks you agree with him].

Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit?There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The lazy person is wiser in his own eyesThan seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.

Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied;Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

The rich man [who is conceited and relies on his wealth instead of God] is wise in his own eyes,But the poor man who has understanding [because he relies on God] is able to see through him.

He who gives to the poor will never want,But he who shuts his eyes [from their need] will have many curses.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

There is a generation (class of people) that is pure in its own eyes,Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

There is a generation (class of people)—oh, how lofty are their eyes!And their eyelids are raised in arrogance.