Do not go on [a]boasting so very proudly,
(A)Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
(B)For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
(C)And [b]with Him actions are weighed.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:3 Lit talk much
  2. 1 Samuel 2:3 Or disgraceful actions have no place

“Do not keep talking so proudly
    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,(A)
for the Lord is a God who knows,(B)
    and by him deeds(C) are weighed.(D)

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for [a]God does not see as man sees, since man looks at [b]the outward appearance, (A)but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 As in LXX; MT, He does not see what man sees
  2. 1 Samuel 16:7 Lit the eyes; or what is before the eyes

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)

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