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1 Samuel 16 7
But the LORD said to Samuel,“ Do not look at his appearance or his stature because I have rejected him. Humans do not see what the LORD sees, for humans see what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart.”
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Proverbs 16:5
Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
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Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD, examine the mind, I test the heart to give to each according to his way, according to what his actions deserve.
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1 Peter 3 4
but rather what is inside the heart— the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
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1 Peter 5 5
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
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Acts 15:8
And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us.
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Proverbs 21:2
All a person’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs hearts.
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1 Corinthians 4 5
So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
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1 Chronicles 29 17
I know, my God, that you test the heart and that you are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to you.
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Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him,“ Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.
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Revelation 2:23
I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who examines minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
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Luke 10:29
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus,“ And who is my neighbor?”
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2 Chronicles 6 30
may you hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and may you forgive and give to everyone according to all their ways, since you know each heart, for you alone know the human heart,
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Matthew 23:5
They do everything to be seen by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
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Matthew 23:25-27
“ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside of it may also become clean.“ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of impurity.
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Psalms 7:9
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. The one who examines the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God.
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Luke 18:11
The Pharisee was standing and praying like this about himself:‘ God, I thank you that I’m not like other people— greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
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Acts 1:18
Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst, his body burst open and his intestines spilled out.
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John 2:25
and because he did not need anyone to testify about man; for he himself knew what was in man.
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Matthew 6:2
So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
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Psalms 10:3
For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the LORD.
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Psalms 49:18
Though he blesses himself during his lifetime— and you are acclaimed when you do well for yourself—
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Psalms 49:13
This is the way of those who are arrogant, and of their followers, who approve of their words. Selah
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Romans 3:20
For no one will be justified in his sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.
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Psalms 139:1-2
LORD, you have searched me and known me.You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away.
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Isaiah 1:10-14
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!“ What are all your sacrifices to me?” asks the LORD.“ I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I have no desire for the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.When you come to appear before me, who requires this from you— this trampling of my courts?Stop bringing useless offerings. Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies— I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals. They have become a burden to me; I am tired of putting up with them.
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Luke 18:21
“ I have kept all these from my youth,” he said.
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Matthew 6:16
“ Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
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Luke 20:47
They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher judgment.”
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Matthew 6:5
“ Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
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Proverbs 20:6
Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy person?
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Malachi 3:15
So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.”
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Amos 5:21-22
I hate, I despise, your feasts! I can’t stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.Even if you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will have no regard for your fellowship offerings of fattened cattle.
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Luke 20:20
They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.
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James 2:21-25
Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works in offering Isaac his son on the altar?You see that faith was active together with his works, and by works, faith was made complete,and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works in receiving the messengers and sending them out by a different route?
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John 21:17
He asked him the third time,“ Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved that he asked him the third time,“ Do you love me?” He said,“ Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.”“ Feed my sheep,” Jesus said.