But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature because I have rejected him. Humans do not see what the Lord sees,[a] for humans see what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:7 LXX reads God does not see as a man sees

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,(A)
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.(B)

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21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(A)

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All a person’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord weighs hearts.(A)

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