Psalms 53:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought God.

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  • 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you are with Him; and if you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
  • 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.
  • Ps 27:8 : 8 When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, 'Your face, LORD, I will seek.'
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do his commandments; his praise endures forever.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.
  • Jer 16:17 : 17 For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, nor is their iniquity hidden from my eyes.
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.
  • Ps 33:13-14 : 13 The LORD looks from heaven; he sees all the children of men. 14 From the place of his dwelling, he looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
  • Ps 102:19 : 19 For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven the LORD viewed the earth,
  • Deut 4:6 : 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And to man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'
  • Ps 10:4 : 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts.
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the children of men.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    1The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

    2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.

    3They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

  • Ps 53:1
    85%

    1The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.

  • Rom 3:10-12
    3 verses
    82%

    10As it is written, 'There is none righteous, no, not one:'

    11'There is none who understands, there is none who seeks after God.'

    12'They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.'

  • Ps 53:3
    77%

    3Every one of them has turned back; they have altogether become filthy; there is none who does good, no, not one.

  • Ps 33:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13The LORD looks from heaven; he sees all the children of men.

    14From the place of his dwelling, he looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

  • Ps 102:19
    73%

    19For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven the LORD viewed the earth,

  • Ps 139:23
    73%

    23Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts;

  • Ps 113:6
    72%

    6Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven and on the earth!

  • Lam 3:50
    72%

    50Until the LORD looks down and sees from heaven.

  • Ps 115:2
    71%

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

  • Acts 17:27
    71%

    27So that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might feel for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

  • Prov 28:5
    71%

    5Evil people do not understand judgment, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

  • Jer 4:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are senseless children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

    23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.

  • Ps 73:11
    71%

    11And they say, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

  • Ps 66:5
    70%

    5Come and see the works of God; he is awesome in his doing toward the children of men.

  • Job 28:23-24
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    70%

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

    24For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees under the whole heaven,

  • Ps 94:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

    8Understand, you senseless among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise?

  • Ps 144:3
    70%

    3LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that you make account of him!

  • Eccl 7:20
    70%

    20For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.

  • Rom 1:19-20
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    70%

    19Because what may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shown it to them.

    20For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

  • Job 36:25
    70%

    25Every man may see it; man may behold it from afar.

  • Mic 7:2
    70%

    2The good man has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among men; they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt each his brother with a net.

  • Ps 36:1
    70%

    1The transgression of the wicked speaks within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Eccl 7:29
    70%

    29Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.

  • Job 10:6
    70%

    6That You inquire after my iniquity and search after my sin?

  • Ps 11:4
    70%

    4The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the children of men.

  • Lam 3:40
    70%

    40Let us search and examine our ways and turn back to the LORD.

  • Ps 44:21
    70%

    21Shall not God search this out? for He knows the secrets of the heart.

  • Ps 52:7
    69%

    7Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Job 33:27
    69%

    27He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted what was right, and it did not profit me;

  • Ps 69:32
    69%

    32The humble shall see this and be glad; and your heart shall live that seek God.

  • Isa 59:15
    69%

    15Yes, truth fails; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.

  • Isa 41:28
    69%

    28For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

  • Jer 5:1
    69%

    1Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man, if there is anyone who executes judgment, who seeks the truth; and I will pardon it.

  • Ps 130:3
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    3If you, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who can stand?

  • Job 28:12
    69%

    12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

  • Prov 7:7
    69%

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

  • Job 10:4
    69%

    4Do You have eyes of flesh? Or do You see as man sees?

  • Job 11:7
    69%

    7Can you by searching find out God? Can you find out the Almighty to perfection?

  • Job 34:21
    69%

    21For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He sees all his goings.

  • Ps 24:6
    69%

    6This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O Jacob. Selah.