Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the sons of men, to see is there he understanding, seeking God.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who understand,
Who seek after God.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.

International Standard Version

The LORD looks down from the heavens upon humanity to see if anyone shows discernment as he searches for God.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].

Bible in Basic English

The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

Darby Translation

Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah looked down from Heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God.

NET Bible

The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who did understand, who did seek after God.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men, - to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God: -

Webster

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

World English Bible

Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who did understand, who did seek after God.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one -- seeking God.

References

Watsons

Images Psalm 14:2

Prayers for Psalm 14:2

Context Readings

A Portrait Of Sinners

1 To the overseer; of David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted, they made their; works abominable, none doing good. 2 Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the sons of men, to see is there he understanding, seeking God. 3 All turned away together, they were corrupted: none doing good, not even one.


Cross References

Genesis 6:12

And God shall see the earth, and lo, it was corrupted, for all flesh corrupted its way upon the earth.

2 Chronicles 19:3

But good words were found with thee, for thou didst burn the images from the land, and didst prepare heart to seek God.

Psalm 33:13-14

Jehovah looked from the heavens; he saw all the sons of man.

Genesis 11:5

And Jehovah will come down to see the city, and the tower which the sons of men built

Genesis 18:21

I will go now and see whether they did wholly according to its cry coming to me; and if not, I shall know.

2 Chronicles 30:19

Of every one preparing his heart to seek God, Jehovah the God of his fathers, and not according to the purification of the holy place.

Psalm 69:32

The poor saw, they shall be glad: and seeking Jehovah your heart shall live.

Psalm 82:5

They will not know, they will not Understand: they will go about in darkness: all the foundations of the earth will be moved.

Psalm 92:6

A brutish man shall not know, and a fool shall not understand this.

Psalm 102:19-20

For be looked forth from the height of his holy place; from the heavens Jehovah looked upon the earth;

Psalm 107:43

Who the wise and will watch these, and they shall understand the mercies of Jehovah.

Proverbs 2:9

Then thou shalt understand justice and judgment and uprightness; every good track.

Proverbs 8:5

Understand craftiness, ye simple: and ye foolish, understand the heart

Proverbs 9:4

Who the simple, he shall turn aside here: he wanting heart, she said to him,

Proverbs 9:16

Who is simple, he shall turn aside here: and he wanting heart, and she said to him,

Isaiah 8:19

And when they shall say to you, Seek ye to necromancers and to wizards peeping and panting: shall not a people seek their God among the living for the dead?

Isaiah 27:11

In its harvest being dried up, women shall break it off in coming, illuminating it: for it is a people not understanding: for this he making them will not compassionate them, and he forming them will not have mercy upon them.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye Jehovah in his being found, and call him in his being near.

Isaiah 63:15

Look from the heavens, and see from thy holy dwelling and thy glory: where thy zeal and thy strength? the multitude of thy bowels and thy compassions to me restrained themselves.

Isaiah 64:1

Would that thou didst rend the heavens; thou camest down; the mountains flowed from before thee.

Jeremiah 4:22

For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not

Lamentations 3:50

Till Jehovah shall look forth and see from the heavens.

Daniel 12:10

And many shall be separated and become white, and be tried; and the unjust did evil: and all the unjust shall not understand; and the intelligent shall understand.

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has been thickened, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes have they closed; lest perhaps they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I should heal them.

Romans 3:11

There is none understanding, there is none seeking God.

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please: for he approaching to God must believe that he is, and is a remunerator to them seeking him out.

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