1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

Cross References (26)

  • John 7:24 (148)

    Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

  • Jeremiah 17:10 (126)

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

  • Luke 16:15 (79)

    So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized a

  • 1 Peter 3:4 (62)

    but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God

  • Isaiah 55:8–9 (60)

    “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

  • Proverbs 16:2 (56)

    All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

  • Proverbs 31:30 (52)

    Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

  • Psalms 147:10–11 (44)

    He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9 (36)

    As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LO

  • 1 Kings 8:39 (31)

    be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his w

  • Acts 1:24 (25)

    And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

  • 2 Chronicles 16:9 (24)

    For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are

  • Hebrews 4:13 (24)

    Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom w

  • Psalms 139:2 (21)

    You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

  • Jeremiah 20:12 (20)

    O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to Yo

  • Revelation 2:23 (18)

    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, an

  • 1 Samuel 10:23–24 (13)

    So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.

  • 2 Corinthians 10:10 (13)

    For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of n

  • Job 10:4 (12)

    Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as man sees?

  • 1 Peter 2:4 (11)

    As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

  • 1 Samuel 9:2 (11)

    And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the peopl

  • Psalms 7:9 (10)

    Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

  • 2 Samuel 14:25 (10)

    Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of

  • Proverbs 15:11 (8)

    Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!

  • Jeremiah 11:20 (7)

    O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to Yo

  • 2 Corinthians 10:7 (4)

    You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that