1 Chronicles 29:17

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Summary

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

Triest the heart

Hast pleasure

Proverbs 11:20

Proverbs 15:8

John 1:47

In the uprightness

Acts 24:16

2 Corinthians 1:12

1 Thessalonians 2:10

Joy thy people

1 Chronicles 29:9

Philemon 1:7

General references

Exodus 35:21

Bible References

Triest the heart

And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind. For Jehovah searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.

And you shall remember all the way which Jehovah your God led you these forty years in the wilderness in order to humble you, to prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look on his face, nor on his height, because I have refused him. For He does not see as man sees. For man looks on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks on the heart.

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.

Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part You shall make me to know wisdom.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but Jehovah weighs the spirits.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Jehovah ponders the hearts.

I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And I will kill her children with death. And all the churches will know that I am He who searches the reins and hearts, and I will give to every one of you according to your works.

Hast pleasure

They who are of a perverse heart are hateful to Jehovah, but the upright in the way are His delight.

The sacrifice of the wicked is a hateful thing to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile!

In the uprightness

And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

You and God are witnesses how holily and justly and blamelessly we were to you who believe,

Joy thy people

And the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

For we have great joy and consolation over your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

General references

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom His spirit made willing. They brought Jehovah's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all His service, and for the holy garments.