1Sa 16:7 | NASB2020 | STEP | But the Lord said to Samuel , “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature , because I have rejected him; for God does not see as man sees , since man looks at the outward appearance , but the Lord looks at the heart .”

c 1 Sam 2:3; 1 Kin 8:39; 1 Chr 28:9; Luke 16:15

‏ 1 Samuel 16:7

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for ^{▼▼As in LXX; MT, He does not see what man sees}God does not see as man sees, since man looks at ^{▼▼Lit the eyes; or what is before the eyes}the outward appearance, ^cbut the Lord looks at the heart.”