Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Would not God find this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.

King James Version

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Holman Bible

wouldn’t God have found this out,
since He knows the secrets of the heart?

International Standard Version

wouldn't God find out since he knows the secrets of the heart?

A Conservative Version

will not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

American Standard Version

Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Amplified


Would not God discover this?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.

Bible in Basic English

Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.

Darby Translation

Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Julia Smith Translation

Will not God search this out? for he knew the secrets of the heart

King James 2000

Shall not God search this out? for he knows the secrets of the heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

would not God discover this, for he knows [the] secrets of [the] heart?

Modern King James verseion

shall not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

should not God find it out? For he knoweth the very secrets of the heart.

NET Bible

would not God discover it, for he knows one's thoughts?

New Heart English Bible

won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

The Emphasized Bible

Would not, God, have searched into this, Seeing that, he, knoweth the secrets of the heart?

Webster

Will not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

World English Bible

won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Youngs Literal Translation

Doth not God search out this? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Context Readings

Israel's Complaint

20 If we have forgotten the name of our God or stretched out our hands to a strange god, 21 Would not God find this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:10

I the LORD search the heart; I try the kidneys, even to give each man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.

Job 31:4

Does he not see my ways and count all my steps?

Job 31:14

what then would I do when God rises up? And when he visits, what would I answer him?

Job 34:21-22

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.

Joshua 22:22-23

The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knows and let Israel also know; if it is in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD (save us not this day)

Psalm 139:1-24

O LORD, thou hast searched me and known me.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God shall bring every work to judgment with every secret thing, whether it is good or whether it is evil.

Jeremiah 23:24

Can any hide himself in hiding places that I shall not see him? said the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? said the LORD.

Romans 2:16

in the day when God shall judge that which men have covered up, according to my gospel by Jesus, the Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each one have praise of God.

Hebrews 4:12-13

For the word of God is alive and efficient and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Revelation 2:23

And I will kill her children with death, and all the congregations shall know that I AM he that searches the kidneys and hearts, and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.

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