Proverbs 16:2 Cross References - ISV

² Everything a person does seems pure in his own opinion, but the LORD weighs intentions.

¹³ Samuel approached Saul. “May the LORD bless you,” Saul said. “I’ve carried out the LORD’s command.”
¹⁴ Samuel said, “Then what is this bleating of sheep in my ears and the lowing of cattle that I hear?”

⁷ The LORD told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or his height, for I’ve rejected him. Truly, God does not see what man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

² He flatters himself too much to discover his transgression and hate it.

²¹ Indeed, what a man does is always in the LORD’s presence, and he weighs all his paths.

²⁵ Advice to the WiseThere is a road that seems right for a man to travel, but in the end it’s the road to death.

² Every man’s lifestyle is proper in his own view, but the LORD weighs the heart.

¹² If you say, “Look here, we didn’t know about this,” doesn’t God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn’t the one who guards your soul know about it? Won’t he repay each person according to what he has done?

¹² Some people view themselves as pure, but haven’t been cleansed from their own filth.

⁷ “The path of the righteous is level; O Upright One, you make safe the way of justice.

²² Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me,” declares the Lord GOD.
²³ Israel’s Passion for Sin“How can you say, ‘I’m not defiled. I haven’t gone after the Baals.’? Look at what you’ve done in the valley. Know what you have done. You are a swift young camel galloping aimlessly;

¹⁰ I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds.

²⁷ TEKEL: You’ve been weighed on the scales—and you don’t measure up.

¹⁵ So he told them, “You try to justify yourselves in front of people, but God knows your hearts, because what is highly valued by people is detestable to God.

⁹ The Parable about the Pharisee and the Tax CollectorJesus also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves, thinking they were righteous, but who looked down on everyone else: ¹⁰ “Two men went up to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘O God, I thank you that I’m not like other people—thieves, dishonest people, adulterers, or even this tax collector.

⁷ The Law Shows Us What Sin IsWhat should we say, then? Is the Law sinful? Of course not! In fact, I wouldn’t have become aware of sin if it had not been for the Law. I wouldn’t have known what it means to covet if the Law had not said, “You must not covet.” ⁸ But sin seized the opportunity provided by this commandment and produced in me all kinds of sinful desires, since apart from the Law, sin is dead. ⁹ At one time I was alive without any connection to the Law. But when the rule was revealed, sin sprang to life,

¹⁸ The Letter to the Church in Thyatira“To the messenger of the church in Thyatira, write:
‘The Son of God, whose eyes are like flaming fire and whose feet are like glowing bronze, says this:

²³ I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will reward each of you as your actions deserve.