Romans 8:27
He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God.
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1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father, and serve him with your whole heart and a willing spirit. Do this because Yahweh searches all hearts and understands every motivation of everyone's thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
Psalms 7:9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous people, 1 righteous God, you who examine hearts and minds. 1
Psalms 44:21would not God search this out? 1 For he knows the secrets of the heart. 1
Proverbs 17:3The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, 1 but Yahweh refines hearts. 1
Jeremiah 17:10I am Yahweh, the one who searches through the mind, who tests the hearts. 1 I give to each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. 1
Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call to me, and go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:27-29
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.… Read the whole commentary →