Proverbs 4 · Verse 25

Proverbs 4:25

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4:25, King James Version

Proverbs 4:25 in other translations

BSBLet your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
WEBLet your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
ASVLet thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
YLTThine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.
DARBYLet thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
BBEKeep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
WebsterLet thy eyes look right on, and let thy eyelids look straight before thee.

What does Proverbs 4:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. Let ... before thee--that is, pursue a sincere and direct purpose, avoiding temptations.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 4:14-27

The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there…

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Proverbs 4:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaeyes yourH5869
לְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khach<to> beforeH5227
יַבִּ֑יטוּya.Bi.tulet them lookH5027
וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָve.'af.'a.Pei.khaand eyelids yourH6079
יַיְשִׁ֥רוּyay.Shi.rulet them look straightH3474
נֶגְדֶּֽךָ\׃neg.De.khabefore youH5048

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 4:25

  • Psalms 119:37

    Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

  • Matthew 6:22

    The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

  • Job 31:1

    I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

  • Proverbs 23:33

    Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

  • Proverbs 23:5

    Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:5,33; Job 31:1; Ps 119:37; Mt 6:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 4:24

    Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

  • Proverbs 4:25

    Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  • Proverbs 4:26

    Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

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Proverbs 4:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tus ojos miren lo recto, y tus párpados en derechura delante de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que tes yeux regardent droit en avant, et que tes paupières se dirigent droit devant toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laß deine Augen geradeaus blicken, und deine Wimpern stracks vor dich hin schauen. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Oculi tui recta videant, et palpebræ tuæ præcedant gressus tuos.