God is represented as weighing all men, their words, their deeds, their motives, that which determines character. “The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.” “Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.” “Thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.” “All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.” Important lessons are suggested to us in these scriptures. There is not a thought or motive in the heart that God is not acquainted with. He sees all as clearly as if it stood out registered in living characters, and He weighs individual motives and actions. {TM 438.2}

Gud er fremstillet som den der vejer alle mennesker for, deres ord, deres handlinger, deres motiver, det som bestemmer vor karakter. »En vidende Gud er Herren, og gerninger vejes af ham.« »Kun tomhed er mennesker, mænd er løgn, på vægtskålen vipper de op, de er tomhed til hobe.« »En mand holder end al sin færd for ren, men Herren vejer ånder.« Væsentlige lektier henstilles til os i disse skriftsteder. Der er ikke en tanke og et motiv i hjertet som Gud ikke er bekendt med. Han ser alt klart som hvis det stod fremme som levende noterede bogstaver, og han vejer de enkelte motiver og handlinger.