1Sa 16:7, 1Ch 28:9, 29:17, 2Ch 6:30, Psa 7:9, Jer 11:20, 20:12 | 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 ch. 17:10; 20:12; Ps. 7:9; Rev. 2:23

nSee 1 Sam. 16:7

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

pSee ch. 11:20

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!

Jeremiah 11:20

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

Jeremiah 20:12

12 O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous,
^pwho sees the heart and the mind, ^{▼▼Hebrew kidneys}
let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.