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 heartvand 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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