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All the ways of a man are pure in his own sight,
But (A)Yahweh weighs the [a]motives.

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  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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12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
Does not He (A)who weighs the hearts (B)understand?
And (C)does not He who (D)guards your soul know?
And will not He [a](E)render to man according to his work?

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back

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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