1 Samuel 16:7

But Jehovah said to Samuel: Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature. I have rejected him. God does not see as man sees. Man looks at the outward appearance. Jehovah looks at the heart (inner man).

1 Chronicles 28:9

You my son Solomon, learn to know your father's God. Serve Jehovah wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought we have. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. On the other hand if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain. But a woman who respects Jehovah will be praised.

1 Kings 8:39

hear their prayer. Listen to them in your home in heaven, help them and forgive them. You alone know the thoughts of the human heart. Deal with each person, as he deserves,

Psalm 7:9

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end. Establish the righteous, you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, Jehovah, search the heart and examine the mind (inner man). I give to each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds.

Jeremiah 20:12

Yet, O Jehovah of Hosts you test the righteous. You see the mind and the heart. Let me see your vengeance on them for to you I have revealed my cause.

1 Samuel 10:23-24

They ran and got him from there. He stood among the people and was a head taller than everyone else.

Psalm 147:10-11

He finds no joy in strong horses, nor do brave soldiers please him.

Isaiah 55:8-9

My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares Jehovah.

Jeremiah 11:20

O Jehovah of Hosts, you are a fair judge. You test motives and thoughts. I want to see you take revenge on them. For that reason I presented my case to you.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said: You make yourselves look righteous to other people. God knows your hearts. The things considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

John 7:24

Do not judge according to appearance! Judge a righteous judgment.

Acts 1:24

They prayed: You O Jehovah, know the hearts of all men. Show us which of these men you choose.

1 Peter 2:4

You came to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and precious with God.

1 Peter 3:4

Let your appearance be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit. This is of great value in the sight of God.

1 Samuel 9:2

He had a son named Saul. Saul was a handsome young man in the prime of life. Saul was a foot taller than anyone else in Israel and more handsome as well.

2 Samuel 14:25

No one in all Israel was praised for his good looks as much as Absalom was. He had no blemish from head to toe.

2 Chronicles 16:9

The eyes of Jehovah keep close watch over the entire world. He gives strength (shows His strength) to (in behalf of) those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly! Therefore from now on you will always be at war.

Job 10:4

Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a man sees?

Psalm 139:2

You know when I sit down and when I rise up. You understand my thought from afar.

Proverbs 15:11

The grave and destruction are before (in front of) (in the presence of) Jehovah. How much more in the hearts of men?

Proverbs 16:2

All the ways of a man are pure (clean) in his own eyes. But Jehovah weighs the motives.

2 Corinthians 10:7

You look at the things that are before you. If any man trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again within himself that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.

2 Corinthians 10:10

For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong. But his bodily presence is weak and his speech of no account.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. All things are uncovered and laid bare before him. We must account to him. (Romans 2:16; 14:12)

Revelation 2:23

I will kill her children with deadly plague. Then all the congregations will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Look not

1 Samuel 9:2
He had a son named Saul. Saul was a handsome young man in the prime of life. Saul was a foot taller than anyone else in Israel and more handsome as well.
1 Samuel 10:23
They ran and got him from there. He stood among the people and was a head taller than everyone else.
2 Samuel 14:25
No one in all Israel was praised for his good looks as much as Absalom was. He had no blemish from head to toe.
Psalm 147:10
He finds no joy in strong horses, nor do brave soldiers please him.
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain. But a woman who respects Jehovah will be praised.

Seeth not

Job 10:4
Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a man sees?
Isaiah 55:8
My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares Jehovah.
Luke 16:15
Jesus said: You make yourselves look righteous to other people. God knows your hearts. The things considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.
1 Peter 2:4
You came to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and precious with God.
1 Peter 3:4
Let your appearance be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit. This is of great value in the sight of God.

Looketh

John 7:24
Do not judge according to appearance! Judge a righteous judgment.
2 Corinthians 10:7
You look at the things that are before you. If any man trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again within himself that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.

On the heart

1 Kings 8:39
hear their prayer. Listen to them in your home in heaven, help them and forgive them. You alone know the thoughts of the human heart. Deal with each person, as he deserves,
1 Chronicles 28:9
You my son Solomon, learn to know your father's God. Serve Jehovah wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought we have. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. On the other hand if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.
2 Chronicles 16:9
The eyes of Jehovah keep close watch over the entire world. He gives strength (shows His strength) to (in behalf of) those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly! Therefore from now on you will always be at war.
Psalm 7:9
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end. Establish the righteous, you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God.
Psalm 139:2
You know when I sit down and when I rise up. You understand my thought from afar.
Proverbs 15:11
The grave and destruction are before (in front of) (in the presence of) Jehovah. How much more in the hearts of men?
Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man are pure (clean) in his own eyes. But Jehovah weighs the motives.
Jeremiah 11:20
O Jehovah of Hosts, you are a fair judge. You test motives and thoughts. I want to see you take revenge on them. For that reason I presented my case to you.
Jeremiah 17:10
I, Jehovah, search the heart and examine the mind (inner man). I give to each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds.
Jeremiah 20:12
Yet, O Jehovah of Hosts you test the righteous. You see the mind and the heart. Let me see your vengeance on them for to you I have revealed my cause.
Acts 1:24
They prayed: You O Jehovah, know the hearts of all men. Show us which of these men you choose.
Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. All things are uncovered and laid bare before him. We must account to him. (Romans 2:16; 14:12)
Revelation 2:23
I will kill her children with deadly plague. Then all the congregations will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.