But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for [a]God does not see as man sees, since man looks at [b]the outward appearance, (A)but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 As in LXX; MT, He does not see what man sees
  2. 1 Samuel 16:7 Lit the eyes; or what is before the eyes

10 I, the Lord, (A)search the heart,
I test the [a]mind,
(B)To give to each person according to his ways,
According to the [b]results of his deeds.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys
  2. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit fruit

And God, (A)who knows the heart, testified to them (B)giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

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27 and (A)He who searches the hearts knows what (B)the mind of the Spirit is, because He (C)intercedes for the [a]saints according to the will of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

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