the LORD seeth. These words correctly supply the Ellipsis (App-6.), from the Septuagint
man = 'adam. App-14.
seeth. looketh to.
looketh on. looketh to.
heart. Compare 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalms 7:8; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 16:7
1 Samuel 16:7
7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.