Motive

The word "motive" came up in two of our church's Bible readings yesterday. Turns out the word appears six times (at least in the NIV).

I Chronicles 28:9

Proverbs 16:2

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Proverbs 16:2 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
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2 All a man's ways seem innocent to him,
but motives are weighed by the LORD.

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I Corinthians 4:5

Philippians 1:18

I Thessalonians 2:3

James 4:3

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James 4:3 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
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3When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

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