2 Chronicles 16:9

American Standard Version (1901)

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

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  • Zech 4:10 : 10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; [these are] the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
  • Prov 15:3 : 3 The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
  • Jer 16:17 : 17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.
  • Prov 5:21 : 21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
  • 1 Pet 3:12 : 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
  • Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
  • 2 Chr 6:20 : 20 that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.
  • Job 34:21 : 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
  • Ps 113:6 : 6 That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth?
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Jer 32:19 : 19 great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
  • 1 Sam 13:13 : 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
  • 1 Kgs 15:32 : 32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
  • 1 Chr 21:8 : 8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
  • 2 Chr 15:17 : 17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
  • Job 34:18-19 : 18 [Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked; 19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
  • Gal 3:1 : 1 O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified?
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.
  • Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
  • 1 Cor 15:36 : 36 Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:

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