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1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

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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)

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John 7:24
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24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

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John 7:24
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24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”(A)

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Jeremiah 17:10
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10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

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Jeremiah 17:10
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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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15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

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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.

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Isaiah 55:8-9
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For 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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1 Peter 3:4
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4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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1 Peter 3:4
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4 Rather, 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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Proverbs 31:30
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30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

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Proverbs 31:30
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30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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Proverbs 16:2
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2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

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Proverbs 16:2
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2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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Proverbs 17
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Psalm 147:10-11
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10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

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Psalm 147:10-11
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10 His pleasure is not in the strength(A) of the horse,(B)
    nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights(C) in those who fear him,(D)
    who put their hope(E) in his unfailing love.(F)

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Psalm 148
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

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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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1 Kings 8:39
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39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

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1 Kings 8:39
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39 then 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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Acts 1:24
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24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

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Acts 1:24
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24 Then they prayed,(A) “Lord, you know everyone’s heart.(B) Show us(C) which of these two you have chosen

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Jeremiah 20:12
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12 But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

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Jeremiah 20:12
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12 Lord 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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