What does it mean that God looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7)?

[englands123]

One of my favourite pieces of scripture .

 

[De_Maria]

What does it mean that God looks at the heart?
One of my favourite pieces of scripture .

That God can read our minds and knows our true intentions.

 

[Dan_Defender]

That God knows our innermost feelings and intentions, in spite of what everyone around us believes about us.

 

[Zach]

In the verse context Samuel assumed God wanted to anoint as King a son Jesse because of the son’s impressive outward appearance. Humans can judge and be deceived by appearances but God sees deeper and knows all.

 

[Sundiver]

God knows our true nature in grace or sin.

 

[PrisonerOfChrist]

In the context of 1 Samuel 16:7 our Lord was searching for “a man after God’s own heart”. A man who’s values, morals, ethics etc. is in line with God’s.