(A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
(B)But the Lord weighs the hearts.

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All the ways of a man are pure in his own (A)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

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25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of (A)death.

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15 And He said to them, “You are those who (A)justify yourselves (B)before men, but (C)God knows your hearts. For (D)what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

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10 I, the Lord, (A)search the heart,
I test the [a]mind,
(B)Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

12 There is a generation (A)that is pure in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

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But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [a]refused him. (B)For[b] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man (C)looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the (D)heart.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 rejected
  2. 1 Samuel 16:7 LXX For God does not see as man sees; Tg. It is not by the appearance of a man; Vg. Nor do I judge according to the looks of a man

12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (A)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (B)according to his deeds?

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22 But (A)be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

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11 The Pharisee (A)stood and prayed thus with himself, (B)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’

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For he flatters himself in his own eyes,
When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.

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For (A)if anyone thinks himself to be something, when (B)he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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24 But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He (A)knew all men, 25 and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for (B)He knew what was in man.

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Most men will proclaim each his own [a]goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:6 Lit. mercy

23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who (A)searches[a] the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:23 examines

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