pon´dẽr: Occurs in the King James Version 5 times in the Book of Proverbs and nowhere else in the Old Testament. In each case it means “to consider carefully,†“to weigh mentally.†In and , the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes “make level.†In , it drops out entirely in the Revised Version (British and American). In and , “weigh†is substituted for “ponder.†The one New Testament passage is ; here the Revised Version (British and American) has “pondering†where the King James Version has “and pondered.â€