Psalm 14:2

New Living Translation

The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God.

Cross References

Genesis 11:5

But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building.

Genesis 18:21

I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”

Genesis 6:12

God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.”

2 Chronicles 30:19

who decide to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors, even though they are not properly cleansed for the ceremony.”

Job 15:14

Can any mortal be pure? Can anyone born of a woman be just?

Psalm 107:43

Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.

Psalm 11:4

But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.

Psalm 69:32

The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.

Psalm 82:5

But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.

Psalm 92:6

Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.

Proverbs 8:5

You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.

Proverbs 9:16

“Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,

Proverbs 9:4

“Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,

Isaiah 27:11

The people are like the dead branches of a tree, broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. Israel is a foolish and stupid nation, for its people have turned away from God. Therefore, the one who made them will show them no pity or mercy.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.

Isaiah 63:15

Lord, look down from heaven; look from your holy, glorious home, and see us. Where is the passion and the might you used to show on our behalf? Where are your mercy and compassion now?

Isaiah 64:1

Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence!

Isaiah 8:19

Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”

Jeremiah 5:1

“Run up and down every street in Jerusalem,” says the Lord. “Look high and low; search throughout the city! If you can find even one just and honest person, I will not destroy the city.

Lamentations 3:50

until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.

Daniel 12:10

Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials. But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what it means.

Matthew 13:15

For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’

Romans 3:11

No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God.

Hebrews 11:6

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.