There are ways that seem to be right to a man, but the end of them looks to the depth of hell.

Every man seems to himself righteous, but the Lord directs the hearts.

A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.

And Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, Blessed are you of the Lord; I have performed all that the Lord said.

And Samuel said, What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears, and the sound of the oxen which I hear?

For he has dealt craftily before him, to discover his iniquity and hate it.

Though you should wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, [still] you are stained by your iniquities before Me, says the Lord.

How will you say, I am not polluted, and have not gone after Baal? Behold your ways in the burial ground, and know what you have done: her voice has howled in the evening;

Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the others:

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known lust unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."

For I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, but I died.

For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and He looks on all his paths.

But if you should say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and He that formed breath for all, He knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.

But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.

The way of the godly is made straight; the way of the godly is also prepared.

I, the Lord, search the hearts, and test the mind, to give to everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his doings.

Tekel; it has been weighed in the balance, and found wanting.

And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. Because that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.

"And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, 'These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass:

I will kill her children by death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.