Proverbs 16:2 Cross References
Proverbs 16:2
2: People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives.
Proverbs 21:2
- People may think they are doing what is right, but the LORD examines the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7
- But the LORD said to Samuel, "Don't judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn't make decisions the way you do! People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at a person's thoughts and intentions."
Proverbs 30:12
- They feel pure, but they are filthy and unwashed.
Luke 16:15
- Then he said to them, "You like to look good in public, but God knows your evil hearts. What this world honors is an abomination in the sight of God.
Proverbs 24:12
- Don't try to avoid responsibility by saying you didn't know about it. For God knows all hearts, and he sees you. He keeps watch over your soul, and he knows you knew! And he will judge all people according to what they have done.
Psalms 36:2
- In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.
Jeremiah 17:10
- But I know! I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve."
Proverbs 5:21
- For the LORD sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes.
Jeremiah 2:22
- No amount of soap or lye can make you clean. You are stained with guilt that cannot be washed away. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!
- "You say, `That's not true! We haven't worshiped the images of Baal!' But how can you say that? Go and look in any valley in the land! Face the awful sins you have done. You are like a restless female camel, desperate for a male!
Proverbs 16:25
- There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.
Isaiah 26:7
- But for those who are righteous, the path is not steep and rough. You are a God of justice, and you smooth out the road ahead of them.
Luke 18:9
- Then Jesus told this story to some who had great self-confidence and scorned everyone else:
- "Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a dishonest tax collector.
- The proud Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else, especially like that tax collector over there! For I never cheat, I don't sin, I don't commit adultery,
Daniel 5:27
- Tekel means `weighed'--you have been weighed on the balances and have failed the test.
Revelation 2:23
- I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.
Romans 7:7
- Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is evil? Of course not! The law is not sinful, but it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
- But sin took advantage of this law and aroused all kinds of forbidden desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power.
- I felt fine when I did not understand what the law demanded. But when I learned the truth, I realized I had broken the law and was a sinner, doomed to die.
Revelation 2:18
- "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are bright like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze:
1 Samuel 15:13
- When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. "May the LORD bless you," he said. "I have carried out the LORD's command!"
- "Then what is all the bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle I hear?" Samuel demanded.