1 Samuel 16:7

Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data

"But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."

Word-by-Word Analysis

But the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto

שְׁמוּאֵל

Shᵉmûwʼêl

H8050

Shemuel, the name of three Israelites

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רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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not on his

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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or on the

קוֹמָה

qôwmâh

H6967

height

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of his

קוֹמָה

qôwmâh

H6967

height

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פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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I have

מָאֵן

mâʼên

H3985

to refuse

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him for the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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not as

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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for

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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פָּנָה

pânâh

H6437

to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.

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on the

חִיצוֹן

chîytsôwn

H2435

properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)

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מַרְאֶה

marʼeh

H4758

a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), ...

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but the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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פָּנָה

pânâh

H6437

to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.

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on the

לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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Key Terms in This Verse

outward H2435

חִיצוֹן chîytsôwn

properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)

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stature H6967

קוֹמָה qôwmâh

height

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refused H3985

מָאֵן mâʼên

to refuse

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looketh H6437

פָּנָה pânâh

to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.

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looketh H6437

פָּנָה pânâh

to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.

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appearance H4758

מַרְאֶה marʼeh

a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision

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countenance H6440

פָּנִים pânîym

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

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seeth H7200

רָאָה râʼâh

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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seeth H7200

רָאָה râʼâh

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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height H6967

קוֹמָה qôwmâh

height

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Cross References

John 7:24 cross-reference

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Jeremiah 17:10 cross-reference

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.

Luke 16:15 cross-reference

And 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.

1 Peter 3:4 cross-reference

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Proverbs 16:2 cross-reference

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

Proverbs 31:30 cross-reference

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

1 Chronicles 28:9 cross-reference

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the ...

1 Kings 8:39 cross-reference

Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the childr...

Acts 1:24 cross-reference

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Hebrews 4:13 cross-reference

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

2 Chronicles 16:9 cross-reference

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henc...

Psalm 139:2 cross-reference

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Jeremiah 20:12 cross-reference

But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

Revelation 2:23 cross-reference

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

2 Corinthians 10:10 cross-reference

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

Job 10:4 cross-reference

Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

1 Peter 2:4 cross-reference

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

2 Samuel 14:25 cross-reference

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

1 Samuel 9:2 cross-reference

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any ...

Psalm 7:9 cross-reference

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

Proverbs 15:11 cross-reference

Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

Jeremiah 11:20 cross-reference

But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

2 Corinthians 10:7 cross-reference

Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.

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