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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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.

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.

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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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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