18 A man who goes astray from his own marriage bed says in his heart, “Who sees me? Darkness is around me, and the walls hide me. No one sees me. Of whom am I afraid? The Most High will not remember my sins.” (WEB) 19 The eyes of men are his terror. He doesn’t know that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, seeing all the ways of men, and looking into secret places. (WEB) 20 All things were known to him before they were created, and also after they were completed. (WEB)
Sirach 23:18–20
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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)
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)
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)
Sirach 17:19–21
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, b… (KJV)
1 Clement 27:5–7
5 Who shall say unto Him, What hast thou done? or who shall resist the might of His strength? When He listeth, and as He listeth, He will do all things; and nothing shall pass away of those things that He hath decreed. (1CL) 6 All things are in His sight, and nothing es… (1CL)
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 42:19–21
19 He declares the things that are past and the things that shall be, and reveals the traces of hidden things. (WEB) 20 No thought escapes him. There is not a word hidden from him. (WEB) 21 He has ordered the mighty works of his wisdom. He is from everlasting to everlasting. Nothin… (WEB)
Testament of Naphtali 1:16–18
16 And as the potter knoweth the use of each vessel, what it is meet for, so also doth the Lord know the body, how far it will persist in goodness, and when it beginneth in evil. (T12) 17 For there is no inclination or thought which the Lord knoweth not, for He created ev… (T12)
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