But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees,[a] for man sees what is visible,[b] but the Lord sees the heart.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 LXX reads God does not see as a man sees
  2. 1 Samuel 16:7 Lit what is of the eyes

30 may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place,
and may You forgive and repay the man
according to all his ways, since You know his heart,
for You alone know the human heart,(A)

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21 wouldn’t God have found this out,
since He knows the secrets of the heart?(A)

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24 Then they prayed,(A) “You, Lord, know the hearts of all; show which of these two You have chosen(B)

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