But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

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But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [a]refused him. (B)For[b] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man (C)looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the (D)heart.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 rejected
  2. 1 Samuel 16:7 LXX For God does not see as man sees; Tg. It is not by the appearance of a man; Vg. Nor do I judge according to the looks of a man

11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

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11 For (A)He knows deceitful men;
He sees wickedness also.
Will He not then consider it?

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16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

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16 For now (A)You number my steps,
But do not watch over my sin.

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23 Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

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23 He gives them security, and they rely on it;
Yet (A)His eyes are on their ways.

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24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;

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24 For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And (A)sees under the whole heavens,

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Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

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(A)Does He not see my ways,
And count all my steps?

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21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

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21 “For(A) His eyes are on the ways of man,
And He sees all his steps.

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11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

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11 (A)Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him?
(B)Everything under heaven is Mine.

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The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

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The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s (A)throne is in heaven;
(B)His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.

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15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

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15 He fashions their hearts individually;
(A)He [a]considers all their works.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:15 understands

168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.

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168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
(A)For all my ways are before You.

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12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

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12 Indeed, (A)the darkness [a]shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

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  1. Psalm 139:12 Lit. is not dark

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

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21 (A)For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He [a]ponders all his paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:21 observes, lit. weighs