God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.
You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.
that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
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