1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
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1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
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Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?
Jeremiah 17:10
I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
Revelation 2:23
And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:13
And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
John 2:24
But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all.
John 2:25
He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
John 21:17
He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
1 Kings 8:39
Give ear in heaven your living-place, acting in mercy; and give to every man whose secret heart is open to you, the reward of all his ways; for you, and you only, have knowledge of the hearts of all the children of men:
2 Chronicles 6:30
Then give ear from heaven your living-place, answering with forgiveness, and give to every man, whose secret heart is open to you, the reward of all his ways; (for you, and you only, have knowledge of the hearts of the children of men;)
2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.
Psalms 11:4
The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.
Psalms 7:9
O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.
1 Chronicles 29:17
And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.
Psalms 139:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. O Lord, you have knowledge of me, searching out all my secrets.
Psalms 139:2
You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away.
Proverbs 16:2
All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.
Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Psalms 139:23
O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:
Psalms 139:24
See if there is any way of sorrow in me, and be my guide in the eternal way.
Psalms 17:3
You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.
Proverbs 17:3
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Deuteronomy 8:2
And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.
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1 Samuel 16:6
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
1 Samuel 16:8
Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
1 Samuel 16:9
Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
1 Samuel 16:10
And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
1 Samuel 16:11
Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
1 Samuel 16:12
So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.
1 Samuel 17:13
And the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.
1 Chronicles 2:13
And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,
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Jeremiah 11:20
But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.
Acts 1:24
And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,
Luke 16:15
And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
Jeremiah 20:12
But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.
Psalms 44:21
Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.
Psalms 7:10
God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
Proverbs 15:11
Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!
Romans 8:27
And he who is the searcher of hearts has knowledge of the mind of the Spirit, because he is making prayers for the saints in agreement with the mind of God.
Acts 15:8
And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Haggai 2:3
Who is there still among you who saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
Revelation 2:18
And to the angel of the church in Thyatira say: These things says the Son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet like polished brass:
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John 7:24
Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.
2 Corinthians 5:12
We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.
Isaiah 11:3
And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:
John 8:15
You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.
James 2:3
And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;
James 2:4
Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?
James 2:1
My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.
Deuteronomy 1:17
In judging, do not let a man's position have any weight with you; give hearing equally to small and great; have no fear of any man, for it is God who is judge: and any cause in which you are not able to give a decision, you are to put before me and I will give it a hearing.
Proverbs 24:23
These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
Acts 10:34
Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:
Colossians 3:25
For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position.
1 Peter 1:17
And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:
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1 Samuel 9:2
He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.
1 Samuel 10:23
So they went quickly and made him come out; and when he took his place among the people, he was taller by a head than any of the people.
1 Samuel 10:24
And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see the man of the Lord's selection, how there is no other like him among all the people? And all the people with loud cries said, Long life to the king!
2 Samuel 14:25
Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.
Proverbs 31:30
Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.
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1 Corinthians 4:3
But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
1 Corinthians 4:5
For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
Romans 2:16
In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:15
But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.
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1 Peter 3:4
But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.
Matthew 23:27
A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
Matthew 23:28
Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
Psalms 51:6
Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
Psalms 45:13
In the great house the king's daughter is all shining: her clothing is worked with gold.
Psalms 51:17
The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
Matthew 23:5
But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
Luke 11:39
And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false.
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2 Corinthians 10:7
Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.
James 2:2
For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,
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Psalms 147:10
He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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Romans 2:29
But he is a Jew who is a secret one, whose circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
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Proverbs 5:21
For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.
Proverbs 24:12
If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
Job 10:4
Have you eyes of flesh, or do you see as man sees?
Jeremiah 5:3
O Lord, do not your eyes see good faith? you have given them punishment, but they were not troubled; you have sent destruction on them, but they did not take your teaching to heart: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they would not come back.
Matthew 9:4
And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?
Mark 2:8
And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
Job 9:32
For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.
Psalms 78:37
And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.
Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.
Hosea 10:2
Their mind is taken away; now they will be made waste: he will have their altars broken down, he will give their pillars to destruction.
John 6:64
But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him.
Revelation 1:14
And his head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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1 Chronicles 28:2
Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.
1 Chronicles 22:7
And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.
Psalms 20:4
May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.
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Psalms 147:11
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
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1 Kings 3:11
And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;
1 Kings 8:18
But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;
2 Chronicles 1:11
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:
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Daniel 5:27
Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.
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Matthew 15:8
These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
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Matthew 15:9
But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
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Romans 2:28
The true Jew is not one who is only so publicly, and circumcision is not that which may be seen in the flesh:
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