17 I know, my God, that You test the heart(A) and that You are pleased with what is right.(B) I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present[a] here giving joyfully and[b] willingly to You.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:17 Lit found
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:17 Or now with joy I’ve seen Your people who are present here giving

17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(B)

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Test me, Lord, and try me;
examine my heart and mind.(A)

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Test me,(A) Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;(B)

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All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit weighs spirits

All a person’s ways seem pure to them,(A)
    but motives are weighed(B) by the Lord.(C)

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All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:2 Lit Lord weighs the hearts

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

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10 Look, I have refined you,(A) but not as silver;
I have tested[a] you in the furnace of affliction.

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  1. Isaiah 48:10 Or chosen

10 See, I have refined(A) you, though not as silver;
    I have tested(B) you in the furnace(C) of affliction.

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10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind,
I test the heart[a](A)
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.(B)

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  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys

10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver.(A) Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

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He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(A) he will purify(B) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(C) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(D)

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