(箴言 21:2)
“人所行的，在自己眼中都看為正．惟有耶和華衡量人心。”
這句話在現實生活中非常真實，我們自己做的事情，往往都會覺得自己是對的。每個人看自己，都容易自我感覺良好。
經文所說的人所行的，指的是我們人生的道路。在我們自己的肉眼看來，這是一條筆直、沒有彎曲的道路，也就是說我們不覺得自己有做錯。然而，後半句經文非常精彩，提到唯有耶和華衡量人心。這裡的衡量在希伯來文中，指的是一個非常精準的天平。神看我們，不是看外表的東西，而是秤我們的心。
這個心代表著我們的動機、理智、情感以及隱藏的意念。當神來秤我們的心時，一切就無所遁形了。這節經文提醒我們，千萬不要驕傲，不要以為自己做什麼都是對的。唯有神才能最透徹地看清我們。有時候我們自以為對，其實可能是錯的。神衡量我們是按照祂的標準，而這個標準已經寫在聖經裡面，並透過聖靈來引導和指引我們。
在現今世代，這與我們常常談論的社交媒體息息相關。現在無論是三歲的小孩還是八十歲的老人家都會上網，甚至還會使用人工智能。當我們在社交媒體上發布一個貼文，獲得很多讚好時，我們可能就會自我感覺良好，認為自己說的話一定對。但這不一定是事實。在我們身處的同溫層裡，大家想法相近，容易圍爐取暖。我們不要在這種情況下自滿，而要祈求主的聖靈來監察和光照我們，因為唯有神知道我們內心所有的動機，我們需要在神面前謙卑，求主幫助。
(Proverbs 21:2)
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.”
This statement is incredibly true in real life, as we often feel that what we do is right. It is easy for everyone to look at themselves and feel self-righteous.
What the scripture refers to as every way of a man means the path of our lives. In our own eyes, this is a straight, unbending path, meaning we do not think we have done anything wrong. However, the latter half of the verse is spectacular, mentioning that only the Lord pondereth the hearts. In Hebrew, this pondering refers to a highly precise scale. When God looks at us, He does not look at outward appearances, but rather weighs our hearts.
This heart represents our motives, intellect, emotions, and hidden intentions. When God comes to weigh our hearts, nothing can remain hidden. This verse reminds us never to be proud and not to assume that everything we do is right. Only God can see through us most thoroughly. Sometimes we think we are right, but we might actually be wrong. God measures us according to His standard, and this standard is already written in the Bible, guiding and directing us through the Holy Spirit.
In today’s generation, this is closely relevant to the social media we often talk about. Nowadays, anyone from a three-year-old child to an eighty-year-old elder goes online, and some even use artificial intelligence. When we publish a post on social media and receive many likes, we might feel good about ourselves and believe that what we say must be correct. But this is not necessarily the truth. Within the echo chambers we live in, everyone shares similar thoughts, making it easy to huddle together for warmth. We must not become complacent under such circumstances. Instead, we should pray for the Lord’s Holy Spirit to examine and illuminate us, because only God knows all the motives within our hearts. We need to humble ourselves before God and ask for the Lord’s help.
