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 the ways of a man [are] pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

[There is] a generation [that is] pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.

For he flatters himself in his eyes, hating to detect his iniquity.

The Pharisee stood [and] prayed these [things] with reference to himself: 'God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people--swindlers, unrighteous [people], adulterers, or even like this tax collector!

For if anyone thinks he is something [although he] is nothing, he is deceiving himself.

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

The lord

if you say, "Look, we do not know this," does not he who weighs hearts perceive [it]? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For [God does] not [see] what man sees, for a man {looks on the outward appearance}, but Yahweh {looks on the heart}."

I, Yahweh, examine [the] {mind}, test [the] {heart}, and give to each one according to his way, according to the fruit of his deeds.

And he said to them, "You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For [what is] [considered] exalted among men [is] an abomination in the sight of God.

But Jesus himself did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all [people],

And I will kill her children with deadly disease, and all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.