Psalms 14:2

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The LORD looks down from heaven on all humanity to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God.

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  • Ps 33:13-14 : 13 From heaven the Lord looks down; He sees all the children of men. 14 From His dwelling place, He watches all who live on the earth.
  • Gen 6:12 : 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all flesh had ruined their way on the earth.
  • 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart to seek God.
  • Rom 3:11 : 11 "There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God."
  • Heb 11:6 : 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
  • Dan 12:10 : 10 Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined; but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
  • Matt 13:15 : 15 For the heart of this people has grown dull; they can barely hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, turn back to me, and I would heal them.
  • Prov 9:4 : 4 "Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:
  • Prov 9:16 : 16 "Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:
  • Isa 8:19 : 19 When they say to you, 'Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
  • Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and light them on fire. For this is a people without understanding; therefore, their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not show them favor.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
  • Isa 63:15 : 15 Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and glorious dwelling. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
  • Isa 64:1 : 1 Oh, that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence—
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
  • Lam 3:50 : 50 until the LORD looks down and sees from heaven.
  • Ps 69:32 : 32 This will please the LORD more than an ox, or a bull with horns and hooves.
  • Ps 82:5 : 5 They do not know nor do they understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 How great are Your works, O LORD! How profound are Your thoughts!
  • Ps 102:19-20 : 19 Let this be written for a future generation, so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. 20 For he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD observed the earth,
  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Let whoever is wise heed these things and consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.
  • Prov 2:9 : 9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.
  • 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.'
  • Gen 11:5 : 5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the people were building.
  • Gen 18:21 : 21 'I will go down now and see if what they have done matches the outcry that has come to Me. If not, I will know.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 53:1-3
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    95%

    1For the director, according to Mahalath. A contemplative psalm of David.

    2The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and have committed terrible injustice; there is no one who does good.

    3God looks down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks after God.

  • Ps 14:1
    84%

    1To the director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt and commit abominable deeds; there is no one who does good.

  • Ps 33:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    13From heaven the Lord looks down; He sees all the children of men.

    14From His dwelling place, He watches all who live on the earth.

  • Rom 3:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11"There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God."

    12All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.

  • Ps 14:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.

    4Do all the evildoers not understand? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, but they do not call upon the LORD.

  • Ps 102:19
    76%

    19Let this be written for a future generation, so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.

  • Ps 113:6
    74%

    6He stoops down to look upon the heavens and the earth.

  • Ps 11:4
    73%

    4The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

  • Lam 3:50
    72%

    50until the LORD looks down and sees from heaven.

  • Prov 28:5
    72%

    5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

  • Ps 139:23
    72%

    23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

  • Job 28:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23God understands its way, and He knows its place.

    24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

  • Ps 94:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive."

    8Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

  • Gen 11:5
    71%

    5But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the people were building.

  • Jer 4:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.

    23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

  • Prov 15:3
    71%

    3The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, watching both the wicked and the good.

  • Ps 115:2
    70%

    2Why should the nations say, 'Where is their God?

  • Ps 144:3
    70%

    3Lord, what is man that You care for him, or a son of man that You think of him?

  • Job 28:28
    70%

    28And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'

  • Ps 139:1
    70%

    1For the director of music. A psalm of David. LORD, You have searched me and You know me.

  • Prov 15:11
    70%

    11Death and destruction lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Job 34:21
    70%

    21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.

  • Rom 1:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

    20For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

  • Acts 17:27
    70%

    27He did this so that they would seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel their way toward him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.

  • Prov 7:7
    70%

    7And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding.

  • Job 10:4
    70%

    4Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as a mortal sees?

  • Job 22:12
    69%

    12Is not God in the height of heaven? Look at the distant stars; how high they are!

  • Ps 73:11
    69%

    11They say, 'How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?'

  • Ps 36:1
    69%

    1To the choirmaster, a servant of the Lord, a psalm of David.

  • Ps 4:6
    69%

    6Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.

  • Jer 17:10
    69%

    10I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.

  • Isa 29:15
    69%

    15Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'

  • Prov 2:5
    69%

    5then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

  • Jer 14:22
    69%

    22Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it is You, LORD our God. Therefore, we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

  • Job 36:25
    69%

    25All mankind has looked upon it; man beholds it from afar.

  • Ps 44:21
    69%

    21If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

  • Prov 18:2
    69%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Deut 32:19
    69%

    19The LORD saw this and despised them out of His anger at His sons and daughters.

  • Ps 111:2
    69%

    2The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who take delight in them.

  • Ps 94:11
    69%

    11The LORD knows the thoughts of man; He knows they are but a breath.