Luke 16:15

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.

And {G2532} he said {G2036} unto them {G846}, Ye {G5210} are {G2075} they which justify {G1344} yourselves {G1438} before {G1799} men {G444}; but {G1161} God {G2316} knoweth {G1097} your {G5216} hearts {G2588}: for {G3754} that which is highly esteemed {G5308} among {G1722} men {G444} is {G2076} abomination {G946} in the sight {G1799} of God {G2316}.

He said to them, “You people make yourselves look righteous to others, but God knows your hearts; what people regard highly is an abomination before God!

So 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.

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

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 16:7 (28 votes)

    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.

  • Proverbs 21:2 (26 votes)

    ¶ Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

  • Jeremiah 17:10 (21 votes)

    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.

  • 1 Corinthians 4:5 (21 votes)

    Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  • Proverbs 16:5 (19 votes)

    ¶ Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  • Acts 15:8 (12 votes)

    And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;

  • 1 Peter 3:4 (11 votes)

    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.