But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature, because I have refused him: for God seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord beholdeth the (A)heart.

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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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Oh let the malice of the wicked come to an end: but guide thou the just: for the righteous God trieth the [a]hearts and reins.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:9 Though they pretend a just cause against me: yet God shall judge their hypocrisy.

Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(A)
you, the righteous God(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.(C)

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20 But O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, and triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy [a]vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:20 Thus he spake, not for hatred, but being moved with the Spirit of God, he desireth the advancement of God’s glory, and the verifying of his word, which is by the destruction of his enemies.

20 But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously(A)
    and test the heart(B) and mind,(C)
let me see your vengeance(D) on them,
    for to you I have committed my cause.

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

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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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12 (A)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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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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