Proverbs 21:2

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Summary

Proverbs 21:2

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

Right

James 1:22

The lord

Bible References

Right

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

The Pharisee took his stand

and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

The lord

If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”

I, Yahweh, examine the mind,
I test the heart

to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.

And He told them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.

Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all

I will kill her children with the plague.

Then all the churches will know that I am the One who examines minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.