So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see a
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in d
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wicke
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, an
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one
Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full o
He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.
be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, sinc
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterer
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the stre
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street cor
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly
(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and a
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in or
They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third ti
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?