1 Samuel 16:7

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⁷But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,^(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”^(B)

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1 Kings 8:39

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³⁹then hear^(A) from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive^(B) and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know^(C) their hearts (for you alone know every human heart),

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Proverbs 8:13

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¹³To fear the Lord^(A) is to hate evil;^(B)
I hate^(C) pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.

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Proverbs 16:2

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²All a person’s ways seem pure to them,^(A)
but motives are weighed^(B) by the Lord.^(C)

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Proverbs 24:12

New International Version

¹²If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs^(A) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay^(B) everyone according to what they have done?^(C)