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.”

Psalms 7:9

9Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous
you who ctest dthe minds and hearts,
Hebrew  the hearts and kidneys

O righteous God!

Psalms 17:3

3 You have ftried my heart, you have gvisited me by hnight,
you have itested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Psalms 44:21

21 jwould not God discover this?
kFor he knows the secrets of the heart.

Proverbs 5:21

21For la man’s ways are mbefore the eyes of the Lord,
and he nponders
Or makes level
all his paths.

Proverbs 21:2

2 pEvery way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord qweighs the heart.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

8 rIf you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, sdo not be amazed at the matter, tfor the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

Jeremiah 17:10

10 u“I the Lord search the heart
vand test the mind,
Hebrew kidneys

xto give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”

Romans 2:16

16 yon that day when, zaccording to my gospel, God judges aathe secrets of men abby Christ Jesus.

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