1 Samuel 16:7

7But 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.

Psalms 17:3

3 You have ftried my heart, you have gvisited me by hnight,
you have itested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Psalms 44:21

21 jwould not God discover this?
kFor he knows the secrets of the heart.

Psalms 139:1

Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, you have lsearched me and known me!

Jeremiah 11:20

20But, 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 17:10

10 p“I the Lord search the heart
qand test the mind,
Hebrew kidneys

sto give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”

Jeremiah 20:12

12O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous,
twho sees the heart and the mind,
Hebrew kidneys

let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.
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