Proverbs 21:2

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

Job 31:6

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

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 16:2

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

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 20:6

Many claim to have love that never fails. But who can find a faithful person?

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.

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.

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.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks they are somebody when they are nobody, they are fooling themselves.

James 1:22

Don’t just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it 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.

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.”