Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Bible References
Right
Proverbs 16:2 All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.
but the Lord evaluates the motives.
Proverbs 20:6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?
but who can find a trustworthy man?
Proverbs 30:12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.
yet is not washed from its filth.
Psalm 36:2 for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.
to discover and hate his sin.
Luke 18:11 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.
Galatians 6:3
For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
James 1:22
But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
The lord
Proverbs 24:12 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?
won’t He who weighs hearts
Won’t He who protects your life
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?
1 Samuel 16:7
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.”
Jeremiah 17:10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind,
I test the heart
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.
I test the heart
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.
Luke 16:15
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.
John 2:24
Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all
Revelation 2:23 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.