1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, that you search the heart and take pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people who are present here offering freely and joyously to you.(A)
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Jeremiah 17:10
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10 I the Lord test the mind
and search the heart,
to give to all according to their ways,
according to the fruit of their doings.(A)
Proverbs 11:20
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20 Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
but those of blameless ways are his delight.(A)
1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with single mind and willing heart, for the Lord searches every mind and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will abandon you forever.(A)
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Hebrews 4:12
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12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.(A)
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Philemon 7
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7 I have[a] indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 You are witnesses, and God also, how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was toward you believers.(A)
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2 Corinthians 1:12
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12 Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness[a] and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.(A)
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John 1:47
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47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”(A)
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Psalm 51:6
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- 51.6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”(A)
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Philemon 20
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20 Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ.[a]
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- 20 Other ancient authorities read in the Lord
Acts 24:16
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16 Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people.(A)
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Proverbs 16:2
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2 All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.(A)
Proverbs 15:8-9
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but he loves the one who pursues righteousness.(B)
Psalm 15:2
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2 Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right
and speak the truth from their heart;(A)
Psalm 7:9
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9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous,
you who test the minds and hearts,
O righteous God.(A)
1 Chronicles 29:9
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9 Then the people rejoiced because these had given willingly, for with single mind they had offered freely to the Lord; King David also rejoiced greatly.(A)
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commandments.(A)
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Revelation 2:23
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23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve.(A)
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Proverbs 21:2
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2 All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)
Proverbs 17:3
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3 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.(A)
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