Explore the Bible Online

Jeremiah 17:10

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 17:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 17:10

Theological / Devotional

Reins. Literally, “kidneys,” as representative of the inner man, the hidden motives (see on Ps. 7:9). God will judge “every man according to his ways” (see Matt. 16:27; Rom. 14:12; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 22:12). Not only will the judgment deal with a man’s deeds; it will also take into consideration the “fruit,” the influence, of man’s deeds upon others, both in life and in death.

By SdaBc