Psalms 14:2

God searches all humanity from heaven to find any who truly understand and seek him. It matters because God himself is the standard and judge of every heart.

Cross-references · 26

• Rom 3:11There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
• Ps 33:13–14The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
• Heb 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
• Ps 102:19–20For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
• Gen 6:12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
• Matt 13:15For this people’s heart has grown callous; 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.’
• Dan 12:10Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
• 2 Chr 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
• Ps 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
• Isa 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
• Prov 2:9Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
• Jer 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
• Ps 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
• Isa 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
• Prov 9:16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
• Isa 63:15Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
• Prov 8:5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
• Lam 3:50until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
• Gen 18:21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
• Ps 107:43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
• Isa 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
• 2 Chr 30:19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
• Gen 11:5Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.
• Ps 69:32The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
• Prov 9:4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
• Isa 64:1If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

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