1Sa 16:7, 1Ki 16:25, 1Ch 21:7, Pro 24:18, Rom 9:7-8, 11 | 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 .

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 Kings 16:25

25 ^cOmri did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and did more evil ^dthan all who were before him.

1 Chronicles 21:7

7 But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.

Proverbs 24:18

18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.

Romans 9:7-8

7 and not all are children of Abraham ^ebecause they are his offspring, but ^f“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but ^gthe children of the promise are counted as offspring.

Romans 9:11

11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of ^hhim who calls—