Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of d
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.