Proverbs 21:2

New Century Version

You may believe you are doing right, but the Lord judges your reasons.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:2

You may believe you are doing right, but the Lord will judge your reasons.

Proverbs 16:25

Some people think they are doing right, but in the end it leads to death.

Luke 16:15

He said to them, “You make yourselves look good in front of people, but God knows what is really in your hearts. What is important to people is hateful in God’s sight.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I, the Lord, look into a person’s heart and test the mind. So I can decide what each one deserves; I can give each one the right payment for what he does.”

Proverbs 30:12

Some people think they are pure, but they are not really free from evil.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

Proverbs 24:12

If you say, “We don’t know anything about this,” God, who knows what’s in your mind, will notice. He is watching you, and he will know. He will reward each person for what he has done.

James 1:22

Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves.

Psalm 36:2

They think too much of themselves so they don’t see their sin and hate it.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks he is important when he really is not, he is only fooling himself.

Proverbs 20:6

Many people claim to be loyal, but it is hard to find a trustworthy person.

Revelation 2:23

I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will know I am the One who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you for what you have done.

Proverbs 12:15

Fools think they are doing right, but the wise listen to advice.

Job 31:6

then let God weigh me on honest scales. Then he will know I have done nothing wrong.

Proverbs 17:3

A hot furnace tests silver and gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

Daniel 5:27

Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found not good enough.