Jeremiah 17:10 - I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind

"I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve."

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.

I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.

Jeremiah 17:10

Commentary

For the sin of man (vv. 1-4), for the barren man (vv. 5,6), or the blessed man (vv. 7,8), God is the final Judge and renders His judgment for their works (cf. Rev. 20:11-15). By Him, actions are weighed (1 Sam. 2:3).

MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Je 17:10). Nashville: Word Pub.

Heart

The heart (Heb. leb) refers to the mind, the source of thinking, feeling, and action. It is desperately deceitful and incurably sick. Yet God not only knows the heart, He searches it. The "heart" and the "mind" encompass human emotions and together cover the hidden elements in a person's character and personality.

Thomas Nelson, I. (1997, c1995). Woman's study Bible . (Je 17:9). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Isaiah 55:10-11 - I send my Word out, and it accomplishes all I want it to

10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

10For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; 11So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

Isaiah 55:10-11

Commentary

God's word is similar to rainfall; it produces fruit (Ps. 147:15-20). Just as water enlivens and strengthens a withering rose, God's word produces life in the hearts of sinners.

Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1997). The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version. Includes index. (Is 55:10). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.