1 Samuel 16
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The verses these writers stop at
- 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Pay no attention to his looks or to how tall he is, because I have rejected him. The LORD does not see in the way a person sees. A person looks at what is there for the eyes, but the LORD looks at the heart." 21
- 16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him. 4
- 16:13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him there among his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed on David from that day on. Then Samuel set out and went back to Ramah. 1
- 16:23 So whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take the lyre and play it. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. 1
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Where it is preached
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Entertain False Hopes cites 1 Sam. xvi. 7
…way of dealing with this class, by the use of such passages as Luke xvi. 15; Rom. ii. 16; 1 Sam. xvi. 7. These passages show that God looks at the heart. Hold the inquirer right to that point.…
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
Men Are God’s Method cites 1 SAMUEL 16:7
…man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 1 SAMUEL 16:7 Where this must be read with care Two cautions belong here. The first concerns the word…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Isaac and Jacob cites 1 Samuel 16:7
…not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). David had learned to trust in God, even when the circumstances seemed like giants…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Inner Man cites 1 Samuel 16:7
…look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." — 1 Samuel 16:7 When the prophet Samuel went to the house of Jesse to anoint a new king over Israel, he…
- Practical Religion ·
Formality cites 1 Sam. xvi. 7
…looks at. "Man looketh at the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh at the heart." (1 Sam. xvi. 7.) This is what St. Paul lays down distinctly as the standard measure of the soul: "He is…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 18 — The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint cites 1 Sam. 16:14
…far as he is permitted. The evil spirit that troubled Saul is said to be from the Lord (1 Sam. 16:14), to intimate that Saul’s madness was a just punishment from God. Satan is also said to…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 2 — Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will, and Miserably Enslaved cites 1 Sam. 16:13
…said of David, “The Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward,” (1 Sam. 16:13). The same thing is elsewhere said with reference to particular movements. Nay, even in…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 4 — How God Works in the Hearts of Men cites 1 Sam. 16:14
…First Book of Samuel, that an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, and troubled him (1 Sam. 16:14; 18:10; 19:9). It were impious to apply this to the Holy Spirit. An impure spirit must…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
Fresh Fillings and Lost Power cites 1 SAMUEL 16:14
…the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. 1 SAMUEL 16:14 The one who would keep God’s power, Torrey wrote, must walk very softly before Him and…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
Integrity and Character cites 1 Samuel 16:7
…inward truth. "People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." — 1 Samuel 16:7 Integrity does not always make life easy, but it always makes life meaningful. You may…
- Grace Abounding (For Teens) ·
A Poor Painted Hypocrite cites 1 Samuel 16:7
…seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV) One day Bunyan was standing at a neighbour's shop window, “cursing and swearing…
- The Practice of the Presence of God (For Teens) ·
The Guy Who Broke Everything cites 1 Samuel 16:7
“For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV) Some people are naturally graceful. They can carry three drinks across a crowded…
- Daughters of the King – 30 Days with God for Girls – Book 1 ·
Day 3 — God Looks at the Heart cites 1 Samuel 16:7
…see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.’” — 1 Samuel 16:7 (BSB) God sent the prophet Samuel on a secret mission. He was to go to Bethlehem, to the…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
What Does God Think of My Body? cites 1 Samuel 16:7
…not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). The one God chose was the youngest, the one nobody had even thought to call in from the…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
The Plain Bonnet cites 1 SAMUEL 16:7
…man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 1 SAMUEL 16:7 What to keep The holiness movement often made dress into a test of consecration, and some…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
A Mighty Fortress cites 1 SAMUEL 16:23
…his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. 1 SAMUEL 16:23 This was not merely a matter of taste. It came from his theology of the Word. If the Word…
- The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards ·
Distinguishing Marks cites 1 SAMUEL 16:7
…man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 SAMUEL 16:7 This does not mean we are forbidden all judgment. Edwards was clear that we may and must…
- The Big Story ·
A King Like the Nations cites 1 Samuel 16:7
…not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). Seven sons passed by. None of them. “Are these all the sons you have?” Samuel asked.…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 3: Kings and Prophets ·
The Shepherd Boy Chosen cites 1 Samuel 16:7
“For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7 When Samuel was old, the people of Israel came to him. “We want a king,” they said, “like…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites 1 Sam. 16.14
…did possess him; and did greatly fear that my condition was the same with that of his (1 Sam. 16.14). 103. In these days, when I have heard others talk of what was the sin against the Holy…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Nothing can be certainly concluded concerning the nature of religious affections, that any are the subjects of, from this, that the outward manifestations of them, and the relation persons give of them, are very affecting and pleasing to the truly godly, and such as greatly gain their charity, cites 1 Sam. 16:7
…what is in men by outward appearances, is at best uncertain, and liable to deceit: 1 Sam. 16:7, “The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Knowledge of God cites I Sam 16:7
…our devotion. Use four: Is God’s knowledge infinite? Study sincerity, be what you seem. I Sam 16:7. ‘The Lord looketh upon the heart.’ Men judge the heart by the actions, God judges the…
- Old Paths ·
Our Sins! cites 1 Sam. xvi. 7
…the Lord looketh at the heart.” In His sight the very “thought of foolishness is sin.” (1 Sam. xvi. 7; Prov. xxiv. 9.) And now turn to the history of your own life, and try it by the standard…
- Old Paths ·
The Heart cites 1 Sam. xvi. 7
…looks. “Man looketh at the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” (1 Sam. xvi. 7.) “Every way of man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the heart.”…
- Knots Untied ·
Evangelical Religion cites 1 Sam. xvi. 7
…that “man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” (1 Sam. xvi. 7.) (8) I go on to say that Evangelical religion does not undervalue unity. It is not true…
- Knots Untied ·
The Real Presence cites 1 Sam. xvi. 7
…by man! “Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” (1 Sam. xvi. 7.) Man does not always see us, but the Lord is always looking at us, morning, noon, and…
- Knots Untied ·
Worship cites 1 Sam. xvi. 7
…and contrite heart is the true sacrifice, the sacrifice which “God will not despise.”c (1 Sam. xvi. 7; Psalm li. 17.) (f) In the last place, true public worship must be a reverent worship. It…