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Psalms 14:2

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

A Conservative Version

In The 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.

In Context

1The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none that does good.

3They are all gone aside. They are together become filthy. There is none who does good, no, not one.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:12And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

Genesis 18:21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which comes to me. And if not, I will know.

2 Chronicles 30:19who sets his heart to seek God, LORD, the God of his fathers, though [he be] not according to the purification of the sanctuary.

Psalms 11:4LORD is in his holy temple. LORD's throne is in heaven. His eyes, behold, his eyelids try, the sons of men.

Psalms 69:32The meek have seen it, and are glad. Ye who seek after God, let your heart live.

Psalms 92:6A brutish man knows not, nor does a fool understand this.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 14:2-4

Human Depravity. 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. If we apply our hearts as Solomon did ( Eccl. vii. 25 ) to search out the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness, these… Read the whole commentary →

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