Luke 16:15

WEB

¹⁵He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

KJV

¹⁵And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

BSB

¹⁵So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

FBV

¹⁵But Jesus told them, “You appear pious to people, but God knows what you're thinking. What people value highly is detested by God.

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Extra References

1 Samuel 16:7

⁷But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

Proverbs 21:2

²Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.

1 Corinthians 4:5

⁵Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Jeremiah 17:10

¹⁰“I, the LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

Proverbs 16:5

⁵Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished.

Acts 15:8

⁸God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

Luke 11:39

³⁹The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

1 Peter 3:4

⁴but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.

1 Chronicles 29:17

¹⁷I know also, my God, that you try the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.

Luke 10:29

²⁹But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”