Jeremiah 17:10
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10 (A)“I the Lord search the heart
(B)and test the mind,[a]
(C)to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:10 Hebrew kidneys
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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Romans 8:27
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27 And (A)he who searches hearts knows what is (B)the mind of the Spirit, because[a] the Spirit (C)intercedes for the saints (D)according to the will of God.
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- Romans 8:27 Or that
Revelation 2:23
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23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he (A)who searches mind and heart, and (B)I will give to each of you according to your works.
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Hebrews 4:12-13
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12 For (A)the word of God is living and (B)active, (C)sharper than any (D)two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and (E)discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And (F)no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are (G)naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
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Jeremiah 11:20
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20 But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,
who (A)tests (B)the heart and the mind,
(C)let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.
Jeremiah 32:19
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19 (A)great in counsel and (B)mighty in deed, (C)whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, (D)rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
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Psalm 139:23-24
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23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
(A)Try me and know my thoughts![a]
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and (B)lead me in (C)the way everlasting![b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:23 Or cares
- Psalm 139:24 Or in the ancient way (compare Jeremiah 6:16)
Jeremiah 20:12
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12 O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous,
(A)who sees the heart and the mind,[a]
let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 20:12 Hebrew kidneys
Galatians 6:7-8
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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David's Charge to Solomon
9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a (A)whole heart and with a willing mind, (B)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. (C)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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Revelation 22:12
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12 “Behold, (A)I am coming soon, (B)bringing my recompense with me, (C)to repay each one for what he has done.
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Matthew 16:27
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27 (A)For the Son of Man is going to come with (B)his angels in the glory of his Father, and (C)then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
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Psalm 62:12
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12 and that to you, O Lord, (A)belongs steadfast love.
For you will (B)render to a man
according to his work.
Romans 2:6-8
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6 (A)He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who (B)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking[a] and (C)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
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- Romans 2:8 Or contentious
Isaiah 3:10-11
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10 (A)Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
(B)for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 (C)Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
Proverbs 17:3
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2 Chronicles 6:30
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30 (A)then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, (B)for you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind,
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Revelation 20:12
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12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and (A)books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is (B)the book of life. And (C)the dead were judged by what was written in the books, (D)according to what they had done.
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John 2:25
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25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for (A)he himself knew what was in man.
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Jeremiah 21:14
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14 (A)I will punish you according to (B)the fruit of your deeds,
declares the Lord;
(C)I will kindle a fire in her forest,
(D)and it shall devour all that is around her.”
1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, (A)that you test the heart and (B)have 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.
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Romans 6:21
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21 (A)But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things (B)of which you are now ashamed? (C)For the end of those things is death.
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Psalm 139:1-2
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Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, you have (A)searched me and known me!
2 You (B)know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you (C)discern my thoughts from afar.
Psalm 7:9
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9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who (A)test (B)the minds and hearts,[a]
O righteous God!
Footnotes
- Psalm 7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys
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