Psalm 14:2 - New International Version (Anglicised)

² The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, And seek God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity].

American Standard Version (1901)

² Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

Common English Bible

² The LORD looks down from heaven on humans to see if anyone is wise, to see if anyone seeks God,

Catholic Public Domain Version

² He who walks without blemish and who works justice.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² He that walketh without blemish, and worketh justice:

Psalm 14:2 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 11:5

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

Genesis 18:21

that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.’

Genesis 6:12

God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.

2 Chronicles 19:3

There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.’

2 Chronicles 30:19

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.’

Job 15:14

‘What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous?

Psalm 107:43

Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.

Psalm 11:4

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

Psalm 69:32

The poor will see and be glad – you who seek God, may your hearts live!

Psalm 82:5

‘The “gods” know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 92:6

Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand what is right and just and fair – every good path.

Proverbs 8:5

You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.

Proverbs 9:16

‘Let all who are simple come to my house!’ To those who have no sense she says,

Proverbs 9:4

‘Let all who are simple come to my house!’ To those who have no sense she says,

Isaiah 27:11

When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favour.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven and see, from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.

Isaiah 64:1

Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!

Isaiah 8:19

When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people enquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Jeremiah 4:22

‘My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.’

Jeremiah 5:1

‘Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city.

Lamentations 3:50

until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.

Daniel 12:10

Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.

Matthew 13:15

For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly 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 and turn, and I would heal them.”

Romans 3:11

there is no-one who understands; there is no-one who seeks God.

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.