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

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A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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

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All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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25 There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

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25 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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15 Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.

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15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(A) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(B) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

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12 They are pure in their own eyes,
    but they are filthy and unwashed.

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12 those who are pure in their own eyes(A)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(B)

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11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[a]: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’

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Footnotes

  1. 18:11 Some manuscripts read stood and prayed this prayer to himself.

11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(B) twice a week and give a tenth(C) of all I get.’

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12 Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.”
    For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
He who guards your soul knows you knew.
    He will repay all people as their actions deserve.

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12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(A) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(B) everyone according to what they have done?(C)

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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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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)

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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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10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

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22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(A)

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If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

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If anyone thinks they are something(A) when they are not, they deceive themselves.(B)

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24 But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. 25 No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.

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24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(A) for he knew what was in each person.(B)

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Many will say they are loyal friends,
    but who can find one who is truly reliable?

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Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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