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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks [a]at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 Lit with the eyes.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)

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Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].(A)

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A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

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