Proverbs 4:25

Let your eyes look directly ¹  in front of you and let your gaze ²  look straight before you.

Job 31:1; Ps 119:37; Pr 23:5,33; Mt 6:22

¹ tn The jussives in this verse are both Hiphil, the first from the verb “to gaze; to look intently [or, carefully],” (נָבַט, navat) and the second from the verb “to be smooth, straight” (יָשָׁר, yashar).

² tn Heb “your eyelids.” The term “eyelids” is often a poetic synonym for “eye” (it is a metonymy of adjunct, something connected with the eye put for the eye that sees); it may intensify the idea as one might squint to gain a clearer look.