23 He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
Job 24:23
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Job 21:8–10
8 Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. 10 Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
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 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 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)
Proverbs 15:2–4
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. 4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Psalms 37:12–14
12 The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, 13 but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
Job 11:10–12
10 If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him? 11 Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note? 12 But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
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…
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