19 All their works are as clear as the sun before him. His eyes are continually upon their ways. (WEB) 20 Their iniquities are not hidden from him. All their sins are before the Lord. (WEB) 21 But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them. (KJV)
Sirach 17:19–21
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Sirach 17:14–16
14 He said to them, “Beware of all unrighteousness.” So he gave them commandment, each man concerning his neighbor. (WEB) 15 Their ways are ever before him. They will not be hidden from his eyes. (WEB) 16 Every man from his youth is given to evil; neither could they make to themsel… (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:16–18
16 But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. 17 For My eyes are on all their ways. The…
Sirach 15:18–20
18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great. He is mighty in power, and sees all things. (WEB) 19 His eyes are upon those who fear him. He knows every act of man. (WEB) 20 He has not commanded any man to be ungodly. He has not given any man license to sin. (WEB)
Sirach 39:18–20
18 At his command all his good pleasure is fulfilled. There is no one who can hinder his salvation. (WEB) 19 The works of all flesh are before him. It’s impossible to be hidden from his eyes. (WEB) 20 He sees from everlasting to everlasting. There is nothing too wonderful for him. (WEB)
Job 34:20–22
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand. 21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. 22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquit…
Psalms of Solomon 14:7–9
7 Their delight is in fleeting corruption, And they remember not God. (PSS) 8 For the ways of men are known before Him at all times, And He knoweth the secrets of the heart before they come to pass. (PSS) 9 Therefore their inheritance is Sheol and darkness and destruction And th… (PSS)
Testament of Judah 3:49–50
49 And there is no time at which the works of men can be hid; for on the heart itself have they been written down before the Lord. (T12) 50 And the spirit of truth testifieth all things, and accuseth all; and the sinner is burnt up by his own heart, and cannot raise his f… (T12)
Hosea 7:1–3
1 When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets. 2 But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds…
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