Jeremiah 17:10

I the Lord search the heart, and try ye reines, euen to giue euery man according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

In Context

9The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?

11As the partryche gathereth the yong, which she hath not brought forth: so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leaue them in the middes of his dayes, and at his ende shall bee a foole.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said vnto Samuel, Looke not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature, because I haue refused him: for God seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

1 Chronicles 29:17I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy.

Job 34:11For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.

Psalms 7:10My defence is in God, who preserueth the vpright in heart.

Psalms 62:12And to thee, O Lord, mercie: for thou rewardest euery one according to his worke.

Psalms 139:23Try mee, O God, and knowe mine heart: prooue me and know my thoughtes,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:6-12

True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. ( b. c. 605.) 5 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord . 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord , and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,… Read the whole commentary →

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