Jeremiah 17:10 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

BSB

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ASV

I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

FESTAL LETTERS 13:1 (373)

For such things as these serve for exercise and trial, so that, having proved ourselves zealous and chosen servants of Christ, we may be fellow heirs with the saints. For thus Job: "The whole world is a place of trial to people on the earth." Nevertheless, they are proved in this world by afflictions, labors and sorrows, to the end that each one may receive of God such reward as is appropriate for him, as he said by the prophet, "I am the LORD who tries the hearts and searches the reins, to give to everyone according to his ways."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is folly to trust in man, for he is not only frail, but false and deceitful. We are apt to think that we trust in God, and are entitled to the blessings here promised to those who do so.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I the Lord search the heart - The Lord is called by his apostles, Act 1:24, Καρδιογνωστης, the Knower of the heart. To him alone can this epithet be applied; and it is from him alone that we can derive that instruction by which we can in any measure know ourselves.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֲנִ֧י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
חֹקֵ֥ר	cho.Ker	[am] searching	H2713 →
לֵ֖ב	lev	[the] heart	H3820 →
בֹּחֵ֣ן	bo.Chen	[am] testing	H974 →
כְּלָי֑וֹת	ke.la.Yot	[the] kidneys	H3629 →
וְלָתֵ֤ת	ve.la.Tet	<and> to give	H5414 →
לְאִישׁ֙	le.'Ish	to everyone	H376 →
כִּדְרָכָ֔יו	ke.dar.kov	according to ways his	H1870 →
כִּפְרִ֖י	kif.Ri	according to [the] fruit of	H6529 →
מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ ס	ma.'a.la.Lav	deeds his	H4611 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 16:7
But 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…
leads to
- John 7:24
  Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
- Luke 16:15
  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.
- 1 Peter 3:4
  but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
- Isaiah 55:8–9
  “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:2
  All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Through
Romans 8:27
And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
leads to
- Acts 1:24
  And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 5:14–15
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Through
Revelation 2:23
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
leads to
- Psalms 7:9
  Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah