Proverbs 16:2

All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

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One song meets this passage

  • “Think you're so criminal”

    bad guy · Billie Eilish

    strains against Proverbs 16:2

    The song's narrator preens over her own 'badness' as if it's charming; Proverbs reminds us that self-assessment often misses the truth of our motives.

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