1Sa 16:7, 1Ch 28:9, 29:17, 2Ch 6:30, Psa 7:9, 44:21, Jer 11:20, 17:10 | ESV | STEP | But the Lord said to Samuel , Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature , because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees : man looks on the outward appearance , but the Lord looks on the heart .

h[See ver. 21 above]

iSee 1 Sam. 16:7

j Ps. 11:5; Job 23:10; [Ps. 139:1; 1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chr. 28:9]

k Ps. 26:2; Jer. 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; Rev. 2:23

m Ps. 139:1; Jer. 17:10

n[John 2:25; Heb. 4:13]

o ch. 17:10; 20:12; Ps. 7:9; Rev. 2:23

pSee 1 Sam. 16:7

q ch. 15:15; 17:18; 20:12; Lam. 3:64

r 1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chr. 28:9; Ps. 139:23; Rom. 8:27

sSee ch. 11:20

u ch. 32:19; Job 34:11; Ps. 62:12

1 Samuel 16:7

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, ^a“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, ^bbut the Lord looks on the heart.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

David’s Charge to Solomon

9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a ^cwhole heart and with a willing mind, ^dfor the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. ^eIf you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

1 Chronicles 29:17

17 I know, my God, ^fthat you test the heart and ^ghave pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

2 Chronicles 6:30

30 ^hthen hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, ⁱfor you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind,

Psalms 7:9

9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who ^jtest ^kthe minds and hearts, ^{▼▼Hebrew the hearts and kidneys}
O righteous God!

Psalms 44:21

21 ^mwould not God discover this?
ⁿFor he knows the secrets of the heart.

Jeremiah 11:20

20 But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,
who ^otests ^pthe heart and the mind,
^qlet me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.

Jeremiah 17:10

10 ^r“I the Lord search the heart
^sand test the mind, ^{▼▼Hebrew kidneys}
^uto give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”