1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)
1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [a]refused him. (B)For[b] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man (C)looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the (D)heart.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:7 rejected
- 1 Samuel 16:7 LXX For God does not see as man sees; Tg. It is not by the appearance of a man; Vg. Nor do I judge according to the looks of a man
1 Kings 8:39
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1 Kings 8:39
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39 then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone (A)know the hearts of all the sons of men),
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Psalm 139:1
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Psalm 139
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
Psalm 139:1
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God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, (A)You have searched me and known me.
Psalm 139:2
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Psalm 139:2
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Psalm 139:23
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Psalm 139:23
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23 (A)Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
Proverbs 21:2
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2 A person may think their own ways are right,
but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)
Proverbs 21:2
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Jeremiah 17:10
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Jeremiah 17:10
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10 I, the Lord, (A)search the heart,
I test the [a]mind,
(B)Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.
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- Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
Luke 16:15
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15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(A) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(B) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
Luke 16:15
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15 And He said to them, “You are those who (A)justify yourselves (B)before men, but (C)God knows your hearts. For (D)what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
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Romans 8:27
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27 And he who searches our hearts(A) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes(B) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
Romans 8:27
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27 Now (A)He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints (B)according to the will of God.
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1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.(A) We are not trying to please people(B) but God, who tests our hearts.(C)
1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 But as (A)we have been approved by God (B)to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, (C)not as pleasing men, but God (D)who tests our hearts.
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