17 I know, my God, that You test the heart(A) and that You are pleased with what is right.(B) I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present[a] here giving joyfully and[b] willingly to You.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:17 Lit found
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:17 Or now with joy I’ve seen Your people who are present here giving

Test me, Lord, and try me;
examine my heart and mind.(A)

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All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit weighs spirits

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:2 Lit Lord weighs the hearts

10 Look, I have refined you,(A) but not as silver;
I have tested[a] you in the furnace of affliction.

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  1. Isaiah 48:10 Or chosen

10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind,
I test the heart[a](A)
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.(B)

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  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys

He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver.(A) Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

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