1 Samuel 16:6-9

⁶When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”

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.”

⁸Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

⁹Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

— 1 Samuel 16:6-9

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1 Samuel 16:7

Devo: Today's Verse

"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

Cross References for 1 Samuel 16:6-9

• John 7:24
• Jeremiah 17:10
• Luke 16:15
• Isaiah 55:8-9
• 1 Peter 3:4
• Proverbs 16:2
• Proverbs 31:30
• Psalm 147:10-11
• 1 Chronicles 28:9
• 1 Kings 8:39

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