Proverbs 4:25 (GNV)

Passage

Let thine eyes beholde the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:23 Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life.

Proverbs 4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.

Proverbs 4:25 Let thine eyes beholde the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee.

Proverbs 4:26 Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy waies be ordred aright.

Proverbs 4:27 Turne not to the right hande, nor to the left, but remooue thy foote from euill.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thine", "eyes", "beholde", "right", "eyelids", "direct", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thine" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Put away from thee a froward mouth..." into verse 26's "Ponder the path of thy feete and...", so "thine" and "eyes" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thine" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.