Proverbs 16:2

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 36:2

They praise themselves so much that they can’t see their sin or hate it.

Proverbs 12:15

The way of foolish people seems right to them. But those who are wise listen to advice.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that appears to be right. But in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 17:3

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But the Lord tests our hearts.

Proverbs 21:2

A person might think their own ways are right. But the Lord knows what they are thinking.

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 30:12

Some are pure in their own eyes. But their dirty sins haven’t been washed away.

Proverbs 5:21

The Lord watches your ways. He studies all your paths.

Isaiah 26:7

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

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.”

Daniel 5:27

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

Numbers 22:32

The angel of the Lord spoke to him. He asked him, “Why have you hit your donkey three times? I have come here to oppose you. What you are doing is foolish.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You try to make yourselves look good in the eyes of other people. But God knows your hearts. What people think is worth a lot is hated by God.

Revelation 2:18

“Here is what I command you to write to the church in Thyatira. Here are the words of the Son of God. He is Jesus, whose eyes are like blazing fire. His feet are like polished bronze. He says,

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 17:6

In those days Israel didn’t have a king. The people did anything they thought was right.

Judges 7:6

Three hundred men brought up the water to their mouths with their hands. And they lapped it up the way dogs do. All the rest got down on their knees to drink.

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.”

1 Samuel 2:3

“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.