And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them.
You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars and destroy their pillars.
Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.
But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
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