1Sa 16:7, Pro 24:12, Jer 17:10, Luk 16:15, Joh 2:24-25, Rev 2:23 | 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 .

p[See ver. 24 above]

q Ps. 7:9; 26:2; Jer. 20:12; See Rom. 8:27

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.”

Proverbs 24:12

12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
^cdoes not he who ^dweighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who ^ekeeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man ^faccording to his work?

Jeremiah 17:10

10 ^g“I the Lord search the heart
^hand test the mind, ^{▼▼Hebrew kidneys}
^jto give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”

Luke 16:15

15 And he said to them, “You are those who ^kjustify yourselves before men, but ^lGod knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men ^mis an abomination in the sight of God.

John 2:24-25

24 But Jesus ⁿon his part did not entrust himself to them, because ^ohe knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for ^phe himself knew what was in man.

Revelation of John 2:23

23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he ^qwho searches mind and heart, and ^rI will give to each of you according to your works.