1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his + 16:7 Or, face.appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God + 16:7 Gr. will not see.sees not as a man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.
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1 Samuel 10:23And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards.
1 Kings 8:39then shalt thou hearken from heaven, out of thine established dwelling-place, and shalt be merciful, and shalt do, and recompense to every man according to his ways, as thou shalt know his heart, for thou alone knowest the heart of all the children of men:
1 Chronicles 28:9And now, my son Solomon, know the God of thy fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and willing soul: for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shouldest forsake him, he will forsake thee for ever.
Job 10:4Or dost thou see as a mortal sees? or wilt thou look as a man sees?
Psalms 7:9The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 16:7-14
David Anointed by Samuel. ( b. c. 1065.) 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord 's anointed is before him. 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. 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then… Read the whole commentary →