'Motives' in the Bible

Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives.

Love the LORD, all his godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful and repays those who act with proud motives.

who speak against you with evil motives, your enemies who are acting in vain.

What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable how much more when he offers it with vile motives!

If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

LORD of the Heavenly Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the inner motives and the heart, let me see you take vengeance on them, for I've committed my case to you.