Proverbs 15:3 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Proverbs 15:3 Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:5 A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "eyes", "everywhere", "keeping", "watch", "evil", and "good". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "The tongue of the wise commends knowledge..." into verse 4's "A gentle tongue is a tree of...", so "yahweh" 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 "yahweh" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.