Berean Standard Bible
“I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.”
Jeremiah 17 contrasts those who trust in human strength with those who trust in the Lord, and it includes a sober word about the human heart. Just before this verse, the prophet has said the heart is deceitful.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
World English Bible (WEB)
“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Yo Jehová, que escudriño el corazón, que pruebo los riñones, para dar á cada uno según su camino, según el fruto de sus obras.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Sólo el Señor lo conoce, porque el examina con cuidado todos los corazones y examina los más ocultos móviles de las personas para poder dar a cada cual su recompensa según sus hechos, según como haya vivido.
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