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17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

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10 But I, the Lord, search all hearts
    and examine secret motives.
I give all people their due rewards,
    according to what their actions deserve.”

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20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
    but he delights in those with integrity.

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“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

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12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

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Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.

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10 You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.

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Paul’s Change of Plans

12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness[a] and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Some manuscripts read honesty.

47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”

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But you desire honesty from the womb,[a]
    teaching me wisdom even there.

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Footnotes

  1. 51:6 Or from the heart; Hebrew reads in the inward parts.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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20 Yes, my brother, please do me this favor[a] for the Lord’s sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 20 Greek onaimen, a play on the name Onesimus.

16 Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.

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People may be pure in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their motives.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
    but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

The Lord detests the way of the wicked,
    but he loves those who pursue godliness.

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Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right,
    speaking the truth from sincere hearts.

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End the evil of those who are wicked,
    and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
    O righteous God.

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The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.

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Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

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23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.

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People may be right in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their heart.

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Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.

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