You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return and to discover everything that you are doing!"

The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover."

so that he may initiate a search of the records of his predecessors and discover in those records that this city is rebellious and injurious to both kings and provinces, producing internal revolts from long ago. It is for this very reason that this city was destroyed.

"Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?

let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

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

then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.

I thought deeply about the effects of indulging myself with wine (all the while my mind was guiding me with wisdom) and the effects of behaving foolishly, so that I might discover what is profitable for people to do on earth during the few days of their lives.

God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time, but he has also placed ignorance in the human heart so that people cannot discover what God has ordained, from the beginning to the end of their lives.

In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.

The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.

then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.