1 Samuel 2:3

New International Reader's Version

“Don’t keep talking so proudly. Don’t let your mouth say such proud things. The Lord is a God who knows everything. He judges everything people do.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:39

Then listen to them from heaven. It’s the place where you live. Forgive them. Take action. Deal with everyone in keeping with everything they do. You know their hearts. In fact, you are the only one who knows every human heart.

Job 31:6

So let God weigh me in honest scales. Then he’ll know I haven’t done anything wrong.

Psalm 147:5

Great is our Lord. His power is mighty. There is no limit to his understanding.

Psalm 17:10

They make their hearts hard and stubborn. Their mouths speak with pride.

Psalm 31:18

Their lips tell lies. Let them be silenced. They speak with pride against those who do right. They make fun of them.

Psalm 44:21

If we had, God would have discovered it. He knows the secrets of our hearts.

Psalm 75:5

Don’t show it off against me. Don’t talk back to me.’ ”

Psalm 94:4

Proud words pour out of their mouths. All those who do evil are always bragging.

Proverbs 16:2

Everything a person does might seem pure to them. But the Lord knows why they do what they do.

Proverbs 24:12

Don’t say, “But we didn’t know anything about this.” Doesn’t the God who knows what you are thinking see it? Doesn’t the God who guards your life know it? He will pay back everyone for what they have done.

Proverbs 8:13

To have respect for the Lord is to hate evil. I hate pride and bragging. I hate evil ways and twisted words.

Isaiah 26:7

The path of godly people is level. You are the God who does what is right. You make their way smooth.

Isaiah 37:23

Who have you laughed at? Who have you spoken evil things against? Who have you raised your voice against? Who have you looked at so proudly? You have done it against me. I am the Holy One of Israel!

Jeremiah 17:10

The Lord says, “I look deep down inside human hearts. I see what is in people’s minds. I reward each person in keeping with their conduct. I bless them based on what they have done.”

Ezekiel 35:13

You bragged that you were better than I am. You spoke against me. You did not hold anything back. But I heard it.” ’ ”

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise and honor and glory to the King of heaven. Everything he does is right. All his ways are fair. He is able to bring down those who live proudly.

Daniel 5:27

“The word Tekel means that you have been weighed on scales. And you haven’t measured up to God’s standard.

Malachi 3:13

“You have spoken with pride against me,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘What have we spoken against you?’

Hebrews 4:12

The word of God is alive and active. It is sharper than any sword that has two edges. It cuts deep enough to separate soul from spirit. It can separate bones from joints. It judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Joshua 22:22

They said, “The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows! And we want Israel to know! Have we opposed the Lord? Have we refused to obey him? If we have, don’t spare us today.

Revelation 2:23

I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I search hearts and minds. I will pay each of you back for what you have done.

Judges 9:38

Then Zebul said to Gaal, “Where is your big talk now? You said, ‘Who is Abimelek? Why should we be under his rule?’ Aren’t these the people you made fun of? Go out and fight against them!”

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider how handsome or tall he is. I have not chosen him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart.”