All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight,
But the (A)Lord examines the [a]motives.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits

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

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Who say, ‘(A)Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My [a]nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:5 Lit nose

who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
    for I am too sacred(A) for you!’
Such people are smoke(B) in my nostrils,
    a fire that keeps burning all day.

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11 The Pharisee (A)stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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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.

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15 (A)To the pure, all things are pure; but (B)to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their (C)mind and their conscience are defiled. 16 (D)They profess to know God, but by their deeds they (E)deny Him, being (F)detestable and (G)disobedient and (H)worthless (I)for any good deed.

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15 To the pure, all things are pure,(A) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.(B) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.(C) 16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.(D) They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.(E)

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