1 Samuel 16:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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,[a] for man sees what is visible,[b] but the Lord sees the heart.”(A)
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- 1 Samuel 16:7 LXX reads God does not see as a man sees
- 1 Samuel 16:7 Lit what is of the eyes
1 Samuel 16:7
New International Version
7 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)
1 Samuel 16:7
King James Version
7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind,(A) for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought.(B) If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.(C)
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1 Chronicles 28:9
New International Version
9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.
1 Chronicles 28:9
King James Version
9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
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