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 29:17
17I know, my God, cthat you test the heart and dhave 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.Psalms 45:13
13 All glorious is ethe princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.Jeremiah 4:14
14O Jerusalem, fwash your heart from evil,that you may be saved.
How long shall your wicked thoughts
lodge within you?
Matthew 23:25-28
25 g“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For hyou clean the outside of ithe cup and the plate, but inside they are full of jgreed and self-indulgence. 26You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of kthe cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.27 l“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like mwhitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and nall uncleanness. 28So you also ooutwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of phypocrisy and lawlessness.
Luke 11:39
39And the Lord said to him, q“Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of rgreed and wickedness.
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