Parallel Verses

Amplified


“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 man,
And He sees all his steps.

King James Version

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Holman Bible

For His eyes watch over a man’s ways,
and He observes all his steps.

International Standard Version

Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step.

A Conservative Version

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his goings.

American Standard Version

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.

Darby Translation

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.

Julia Smith Translation

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he will see all his steps.

King James 2000

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Indeed, his eyes [are] upon [the] ways of man, and he sees all his steps.

Modern King James verseion

For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees all his steps.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And why? His eyes look upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

NET Bible

For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps.

New Heart English Bible

"For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

The Emphasized Bible

For, his eyes, are on the ways of a man, and, all his footsteps, he beholdeth, -

Webster

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

World English Bible

"For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

Youngs Literal Translation

For His eyes are on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
are upon the ways
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

of man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

and he seeth
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

20
“In a moment they die, even at midnight
The people are shaken and pass away,
And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand.
21 
“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
22
“There is no darkness nor deep shadow
Where the evildoers may hide themselves.



Cross References

Job 31:4


“Does not God see my ways
And count all my steps?

Proverbs 15:3


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

Psalm 34:15


The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.

Proverbs 5:21


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].

Jeremiah 16:17

For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their wickedness concealed from My eyes.

Genesis 16:13

Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]?”

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth so that He may support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this; therefore, from now on you will have wars.”

Psalm 139:23


Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts;

Jeremiah 17:10


“I, the Lord, search and examine the mind,
I test the heart,
To give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.

Jeremiah 32:19

great [are You] in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to reward or repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;

Amos 9:8


“Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful [northern] kingdom [of Israel’s ten tribes]
And I shall destroy it from the face of the earth;
But I shall not totally destroy the house of Jacob [that is, the entire nation of Israel],”
Says the Lord.

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