Psalm 14:2
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2 The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind
to see if there are any who are wise,
who seek after God.(A)
Romans 3:11
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11 there is no one who has understanding;
there is no one who seeks God.
Psalm 33:13-14
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13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
he sees all humankind.(A)
14 From where he sits enthroned he watches
all the inhabitants of the earth—
Hebrews 11:6
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6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would approach God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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Psalm 102:19-20
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19 that he looked down from his holy height,
from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,(A)
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die,(B)
Genesis 6:12
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12 And God saw that the earth was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its ways upon the earth.(A)
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Daniel 12:10
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10 Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.(A)
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Matthew 13:15
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15 For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes,
so that they might not look with their eyes,
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart and turn—
and I would heal them.’(A)
2 Chronicles 19:3
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3 Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the sacred poles[a] out of the land and have set your heart to seek God.”(A)
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Proverbs 9:16
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16 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
And to those without sense she says,
Psalm 82:5
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5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk around in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.(A)
Isaiah 63:15
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A Prayer of Penitence
15 Look down from heaven and see,
from your holy and glorious habitation.
Where are your zeal and your might?
Your great pity and your compassion are withheld from me.(A)
Jeremiah 4:22
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22 “For my people are foolish;
they do not know me;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil
but do not know how to do good.”(A)
Isaiah 55:6
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6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;(A)
Isaiah 27:11
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11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken;
women come and make a fire of them.
For this is a people without understanding;
therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them;
he who formed them will show them no favor.(A)
Isaiah 8:19
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19 Now if people say to you, “Consult the ghosts and the familiar spirits that chirp and mutter; should not a people consult their gods, the dead on behalf of the living,(A)
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Proverbs 8:5
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5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)
Proverbs 2:9
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9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path,(A)
Psalm 92:6
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6 The dullard cannot know;
the stupid cannot understand this:
Lamentations 3:50
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50 until the Lord from heaven
looks down and sees.(A)
Proverbs 9:4
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4 “You who are simple, turn in here!”
To those without sense she says,(A)
Psalm 107:43
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43 Let those who are wise pay attention to these things
and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.(A)
Genesis 18:21
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21 I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me, and if not, I will know.”(A)
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Genesis 11:5
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5 The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built.(A)
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Isaiah 64:1
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64 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down,
so that the mountains would quake at your presence—(A)
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