1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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Mark 7:6-8
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6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you (A)hypocrites, as it is written,
(B)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (C)doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
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1 John 5:2-4
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2 (A)By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For (B)this is the love of God, that we (C)keep his commandments. And (D)his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For (E)everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—(F)our faith.
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