Jeremiah 17:10

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“I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.”

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BSBPD

“I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 17:10 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
  4. 2 Chronicles 6:30be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men—
  5. Job 34:11For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.
  6. Psalms 7:9Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
  7. Psalms 7:10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
  8. Psalms 44:22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
  9. Psalms 62:12and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
  10. Psalms 139:1O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
  11. Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
  12. Proverbs 12:14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
  13. Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
  14. Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  15. Jeremiah 11:20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
  16. Jeremiah 20:12O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
  17. Jeremiah 21:14I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”
  18. Jeremiah 23:2Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.
  19. Jeremiah 32:19the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
  20. Micah 7:13Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.
  21. Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
  22. John 2:25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
  23. Romans 2:6God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
  24. Romans 6:21What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

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