Romans 3:11

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Summary

Romans 3:11

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

None that understandeth

Seeketh

Hosea 7:10

Bible References

None that understandeth

Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,

The Lord was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

God was looking down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who had wisdom, searching after God.

Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?

The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.

For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Seeketh

Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:

What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

But the heart of the people was not turned to him who sent punishment on them, and they made no prayer to the Lord of armies.

Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;

Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.

And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him.