But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look at his appearance nor at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For man does not see as He sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks at the heart.

As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.

then hear from Heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone have known the hearts of the sons of men),

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just. For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

Jehovah looks down from Heaven; He watches all the sons of mankind.

He fashions their hearts together; He understands all their works.

shall not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.

You have set our iniquities before You, our secrets in the light of Your countenance.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall fall upon me, even the night shall be light round about me;

yea, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.

The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, keeping watch over the evil and the good.

Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah; even more, the hearts of the sons of men.

I Jehovah search the heart, I examine the soul, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

But they did not obey, nor extend their ear, but made their neck stiff, so that they might not hear nor receive instruction.

And it shall be, if you listen and give heed to Me, says Jehovah, to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but consecrate the Sabbath day, to do no work in it;

But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew everyone,

He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, are you deeply fond of Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, Are you deeply fond of Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You discern all things; You know that I am deeply fond of You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will be from God.

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

Sheol is naked before Him, and Abaddon has no covering.

For His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees all his steps.

Have the gates of death been disclosed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.

Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many works of power in Your name?

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.

For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My Word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death unto life.

For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,

Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice

because He has established a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has appointed. He has given assurance of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men through Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord over both the dead and the living.

For it is written: As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away. And there was found no place for them.

And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one, according to their works.

And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire.