1 Samuel 16:7

New King James Version

⁷But 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 Samuel 16:7

New International Version

⁷But 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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John 7:24

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²⁴^(A)Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

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John 7:24

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²⁴Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”^(A)

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Jeremiah 17:10

New King James Version

¹⁰I, 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

Jeremiah 17:10

New International Version

¹⁰“I the Lord search the heart^(A)
and examine the mind,^(B)
to reward^(C) each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”^(D)

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Luke 16:15

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¹⁵And 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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Luke 16:15

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¹⁵He 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.

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1 Peter 3:4

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⁴rather let it be ^(A)the hidden person of the heart, with the ^[a]incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

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1 Peter 3:4 imperishable

1 Peter 3:4

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⁴Rather, it should be that of your inner self,^(A) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.^(B)

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Isaiah 55:8-9

New King James Version

⁸“For^(A) My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
⁹“For^(B) as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

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Isaiah 55:8-9

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⁸“For my thoughts^(A) are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”^(B)
declares the Lord.
⁹“As the heavens are higher than the earth,^(C)
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.^(D)

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Proverbs 16:2

New King James Version

²All the ways of a man are pure in his own ^(A)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

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Proverbs 16:2

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²All a person’s ways seem pure to them,^(A)
but motives are weighed^(B) by the Lord.^(C)

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Proverbs 31:30

New King James Version

³⁰Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

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Proverbs 31:30

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³⁰Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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1 Chronicles 28:9

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⁹“As for you, my son Solomon, ^(A)know the God of your father, and serve Him ^(B)with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for ^(C)the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. ^(D)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will ^(E)cast you off forever.

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1 Chronicles 28:9

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⁹“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion^(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart^(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,^(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake^(D) him, he will reject^(E) you forever.

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Psalm 147:10-11

New King James Version

¹⁰^(A)He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
¹¹The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.

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Psalm 147:10-11

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¹⁰His pleasure is not in the strength^(A) of the horse,^(B)
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
¹¹the Lord delights^(C) in those who fear him,^(D)
who put their hope^(E) in his unfailing love.^(F)

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1 Kings 8:39

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³⁹then 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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1 Kings 8:39

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³⁹then hear^(A) from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive^(B) and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know^(C) their hearts (for you alone know every human heart),

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Jeremiah 20:12

New King James Version

¹²But, O Lord of hosts,
You who ^(A)test the righteous,
And see the ^[a]mind and heart,
^(B)Let me see Your vengeance on them;
For I have pleaded my cause before You.

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Jeremiah 20:12 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

Jeremiah 20:12

New International Version

¹²Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
and probe the heart and mind,^(A)
let me see your vengeance^(B) on them,
for to you I have committed^(C) my cause.

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Hebrews 4:13

New King James Version

¹³^(A)And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are ^(B)naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

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Hebrews 4:13

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¹³Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.^(A) Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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