1Sa 16:7, 1Ki 8:39, 1Ch 29:17, Psa 7:9, 139:2, Pro 17:3, 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 .

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 8:39

39 then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways ( ^cfor you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind),

1 Chronicles 29:17

17 I know, my God, ^dthat you test the heart and ^ehave 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 7:9

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

Psalms 139:2

2 You ⁱknow when I sit down and when I rise up;
you ^jdiscern my thoughts from afar.

Proverbs 17:3

3 ^kThe crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
^land the Lord tests hearts.

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 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.”