17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and that you are pleased with what is right.(B) I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen your people who are present[a] here giving joyfully and[b] willingly to you.

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  1. 29:17 Lit found
  2. 29:17 Or now with joy I’ve seen your people who are present here giving

Test me, Lord, and try me;
examine my heart and mind.(A)

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All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs motives.[a](A)

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  1. 16:2 Lit spirits

All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs hearts.(A)

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10 Look, I have refined you,(A) but not as silver;
I have tested[a] you in the furnace of affliction.

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  1. 48:10 DSS; MT reads chosen

10 I, the Lord, examine the mind,
I test the heart[a](A)
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.(B)

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  1. 17:10 Lit kidneys

He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver.(A) Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

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