Deu 8:2, 1Sa 16:7, 1Ch 28:9, Psa 7:9, 51:6, Pro 16:2, 21:2, Jer 17:10 | ESV | STEP | And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness , that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart , whether you would keep his commandments or not.

Deuteronomy 8:2

2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you ^athese forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, ^btesting you ^cto know what was in your heart, ^dwhether you would keep his commandments or not.

1 Samuel 16:7

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, ^e“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, ^fbut the Lord looks on the heart.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

David’s Charge to Solomon

9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a ^gwhole heart and with a willing mind, ^hfor the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. ⁱIf you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

Psalms 7:9

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

Psalms 51:6

6 Behold, you delight in truth in ^mthe inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

Proverbs 16:2

2 ⁿAll the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord ^oweighs the spirit.

Proverbs 21:2

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

Jeremiah 17:10

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