- this was:
- "But the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Samuel,ª Lookª° not¹ on¹ his countenance,ª or on¹ the heightª of his stature;ª because¹ I have refusedª° him: for¹ [the LORD seeth] not¹ as¹ manª seeth;ª° for¹ manª lookethª° on the outward appearance,ª but the LORDª lookethª° on the heart.ª" {1Sm 16:7} + "And Godª saidª° unto¹ him, Because¹¹ thou hast askedª°¹ this¹ thing,ª and hast not¹ askedª° for thyself longª life;ª neither¹ hast askedª° richesª for thyself, nor¹ hast askedª° the lifeª of thine enemies;ª° but hast askedª° for thyself understandingª° to discernª° judgment;ª ... And I have also¹ givenª° thee that which¹ thou hast not¹ asked,ª° both¹ riches,ª and¹ honour:ª so that¹ there shall not¹ be¹ anyª among the kingsª like unto thee¹ all¹ thy days.ª" {1Kg 3:11-13} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Davidª my father,ª Whereasªª it was¹ in¹ thine heartª to buildª° an houseª unto my name,ª thou didst wellª° that¹ it was¹ in¹ thine heart.ª" {1Kg 8:18} + "Then Davidª the kingª stood upª° upon¹ his feet,ª and said,ª° Hearª° me, my brethren,ª and my people:ª [As for me], I¹ [had] in¹ mine heartª to buildª° an houseª of restª for the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª and for the footstoolªª of our God,ª and had made readyª° for the building:ª°" {1Ch 28:2} + "I knowª° also, my God,ª that¹ thou¹ triestª° the heart,ª and hast pleasureª° in uprightness.ª As for me,¹ in the uprightnessª of mine heartª I have willingly offeredª° all¹ these things:¹ and now¹ have I seenª° with joyª thy people,ª which are presentª° here,¹ to offer willinglyª° unto thee. ... O LORDª Godª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and of Israel,ª our fathers,ª keepª° this¹ for everª in the imaginationª of the thoughtsª of the heartª of thy people,ª and prepareª° their heartª unto¹ thee:" {1Ch 29:17-18} + "For¹ as¹ he thinkethª° in his heart,ª so¹ [is] he:¹ Eatª° and drink,ª° saithª° he to thee; but his heartª [is] not¹ with thee.¹" {Prv 23:7} + "Whiles it remained,ª° was it not² thine own?ªª°¹ andª after it was sold,ª° was¹ it not²° inª thine ownª power?ª¹ whyª² hast thou conceivedª° thisª thingª inª thineª heart?ª thou hast²° notª liedª° unto men,ª butª unto God.ª" {Act 5:4} + "Forª the¹ wordª of Godª [is] quick,ª° andª powerful,ª andª sharperª thanª anyª twoedgedª sword,ª piercingª° even¹ toª the dividing asunderª of¹ soulª andª² spirit,ª andª² of the jointsª andª marrow,ª andª [is] a discernerª of the thoughtsª andª intentsª of the heart.ª" {Hbr 4:12}
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