1Sa 16:7, Psa 45:6-7, 72:2 | 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.”

Psalms 45:6-7

6 ^cYour throne, O God, is forever and ever.
The ^dscepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;
7 ^eyou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore ^fGod, your God, has ^ganointed you
with the oil of ^hgladness ⁱbeyond your companions;

Psalms 72:2

2 May he ^jjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!