Isaiah 29:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:27

And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.

2 Kings 17:9

And the children of Israel did secretly against the Lord their God things which were not right, building high places for themselves in all their towns, from the tower of the watchmen to the walled town.

Job 34:22

There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

Psalm 59:7

See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

Psalm 73:11

And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?

Psalm 83:3

They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.

Isaiah 28:15

Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

Isaiah 28:17

And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.

Isaiah 30:1

Ho! uncontrolled children, says the Lord, who give effect to a purpose which is not mine, and who make an agreement, but not by my spirit, increasing their sin:

Isaiah 47:10

For you had faith in your evil-doing; you said, No one sees me; by your wisdom and knowledge you have been turned out of the way: and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no other.

Isaiah 57:12

I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.

Jeremiah 23:24

In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.

Ezekiel 8:12

And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the responsible men of the children of Israel do in the dark, every man in his room of pictured images? for they say, The Lord does not see us; the Lord has gone away from the land.

Ezekiel 8:8

And he said to me, Son of man, make a hole in the wall: and after making a hole in the wall I saw a door.

Ezekiel 9:9

Then he said to me, The sin of the children of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is full of blood and the town full of evil ways: for they say, The Lord has gone away from the land, and the Lord does not see.

Hosea 5:2

They have gone deep in the evil ways of Shittim, but I am the judge of all.

Zephaniah 1:12

And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil.

Malachi 2:17

You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

John 3:19

And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

1 Corinthians 4:5

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

Revelation 2:23

And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.