Proverbs 16:2

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All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

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  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD told Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not see as man sees; man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet it is not cleansed from its filth.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
  • Prov 24:12 : 12 If you say, 'We did not know about this,' won't the one who examines hearts perceive it? Won't the one who guards your soul know? He will repay everyone according to their deeds.
  • Prov 5:21 : 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and He examines all his paths.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.
  • Jer 2:22-23 : 22 Though you wash yourself with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me,” declares the Lord GOD. 23 How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not followed the Baals’? Consider your path in the valley; acknowledge what you have done—like a swift young she-camel running here and there.
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in their own righteousness and treated others with contempt: 10 'Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.' 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.'
  • Dan 5:27 : 27 Tekel means that you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
  • Ps 36:2 : 2 An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.
  • Isa 26:7 : 7 The path of the righteous is level; You, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  • Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet.' 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity provided by the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead. 9 At one time I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died.
  • Rev 2:18 : 18 To the angel of the church in Thyatira, write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze:
  • 1 Sam 15:13-14 : 13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the LORD's instruction.' 14 But Samuel said, 'What is this sound of sheep and cattle that I hear?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

    3To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

  • Prov 16:1
    78%

    1To humans belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

  • Prov 5:21
    76%

    21For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and He examines all his paths.

  • Prov 16:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

    10A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

    11Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.

  • Prov 16:25
    74%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Jer 17:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9The heart is deceitful above all things and incurable—who can understand it?

    10I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.

  • Prov 16:3
    73%

    3Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

  • Prov 20:23-24
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    73%

    23Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

    24A person's steps are directed by the Lord; how then can anyone understand their own way?

  • Prov 14:12
    73%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Prov 20:27
    73%

    27The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord, searching their inmost being.

  • Prov 21:8
    73%

    8The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.

  • Prov 20:9-11
    3 verses
    72%

    9Who can say, 'I have cleansed my heart; I am pure from my sin'?

    10Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.

    11Even a young person is known by their actions—whether their conduct is pure and upright.

  • Prov 11:1
    71%

    1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • 1 Cor 2:15
    71%

    15The spiritual person examines all things, but he himself is not subject to being examined by anyone.

  • Prov 15:3
    71%

    3The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, watching both the wicked and the good.

  • Ps 94:11
    70%

    11The LORD knows the thoughts of man; He knows they are but a breath.

  • Job 34:21
    70%

    21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.

  • Ps 36:2
    70%

    2An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 19:21
    70%

    21Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.

  • Prov 23:7
    70%

    7For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He says to you, 'Eat and drink,' but his heart is not with you.

  • Luke 16:15
    70%

    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Prov 30:12
    70%

    12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet it is not cleansed from its filth.

  • Jer 10:23
    70%

    23I know, Lord, that a person's way is not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Deut 12:8
    69%

    8You must not act as we are doing here today, where everyone does whatever seems right in their own eyes.

  • Titus 1:15
    69%

    15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; rather, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

  • Job 15:16
    69%

    16How much less is a man, who is detestable and corrupt, one who drinks iniquity like water!

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    69%

    3'Do not keep speaking so arrogantly or let proud words come out of your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him deeds are weighed.'

  • Prov 29:26
    69%

    26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

  • Ps 62:9
    69%

    9Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Selah.

  • Mic 6:11
    69%

    11Shall I acquit a person with crooked scales and a bag of deceptive weights?

  • Prov 3:6
    69%

    6In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

  • Mal 2:17
    69%

    17You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you ask, 'How have we wearied Him?' By saying, 'Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and He delights in them,' or 'Where is the God of justice?'

  • Prov 6:17
    68%

    17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

  • Job 31:6
    68%

    6let God weigh me with honest scales, and He will know my integrity.

  • Prov 16:6
    68%

    6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

  • Prov 17:3
    68%

    3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

  • Prov 12:2
    68%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • Job 36:25
    68%

    25All mankind has looked upon it; man beholds it from afar.

  • Jer 16:17
    68%

    17My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, and their iniquity is not concealed from My eyes.

  • Prov 15:26
    68%

    26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • 1 Cor 3:20
    68%

    20And again, 'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.'