Proverbs 16:2

New American Bible - revised edition

All one’s ways are pure in one’s own eyes, but the measurer of motives is the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 36:2

Sin directs the heart of the wicked man; his eyes are closed to the fear of God.

Proverbs 12:15

The way of fools is right in their own eyes, but those who listen to advice are the wise.

Proverbs 16:25

Sometimes a way seems right, but the end of it leads to death!

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the Lord.

Proverbs 21:2

All your ways may be straight in your own eyes, but it is the Lord who weighs hearts.

Proverbs 24:12

because you said, “We didn’t know about it”? Surely, the Searcher of hearts knows and will repay all according to their deeds.

Proverbs 30:12

There are some pure in their own eyes, yet not cleansed of their filth.

Proverbs 5:21

Indeed, the ways of each person are plain to the Lord’s sight; all their paths he surveys;

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the Lord, explore the mind and test the heart, Giving to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their deeds.

Daniel 5:27

Tekel, you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting;

Numbers 22:32

But the angel of the Lord said to him: “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come as an adversary because this rash journey of yours is against my will.

Luke 16:15

And he said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God. Sayings About the Law.

Revelation 2:18

“To the angel of the church in Thyatira, write this: “‘The Son of God, whose eyes are like a fiery flame and whose feet are like polished brass, says this:

Revelation 2:23

I will also put her children to death. Thus shall all the churches come to know that I am the searcher of hearts and minds and that I will give each of you what your works deserve.

Judges 17:6

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own eyes.

Judges 7:6

Those who lapped up the water with their tongues numbered three hundred, but all the rest of the soldiers knelt down to drink the water.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel: Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. God does not see as a mortal, who sees the appearance. The Lord looks into the heart.

1 Samuel 2:3

Speak boastfully no longer, Do not let arrogance issue from your mouths. For an all-knowing God is the Lord, a God who weighs actions.