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I, Yahweh, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
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God Sees the Heart
While the previous verse describes the human heart as unknowable and deceitful, commentators agree that this verse provides the divine answer. God alone can and does search the heart completely. Scholars like Calvin and Gill explain that no secret thought, motive, or deceit can be hidden from Him, reminding us that we cannot fool God with outward appearances.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the rest of the prophecy, Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin.
Jeremiah 17:6: Like the…
19th Century
Anglican
According to his ways.—The Hebrew word is in the singular, his way, and the interpolated conjunction “and” is better omit…
16th Century
Protestant
What is taught here depends on what has gone before, and therefore they should be read together. Many take hold of these words and mutilate them wi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I the Lord search the heart The inward parts of it, every room and corner in it; and know the thoughts of it; all its intents,…
He who puts confidence in man will be like the heath in a desert, a naked tree, a pitiful shrub, the product of barren ground, useless and worthles…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet explicitly shows the stubbornness of the people, which is the cause of their rejection. From this, he first shows their…
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