Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things. the eyes. Deuteronomy 11:12 And the Lord thy God doth always visit it, and his eyes are on it from the beginning of the year unto the end thereof. 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, and give strength to those who with a perfect heart trust in him. Wherefore thou hast done foolishly, and for this cause from this time wars shall arise against thee. Psalm 11:4 For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done? Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil. Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised little days? and they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth. his ears. 2 Chronicles 7:15 My eyes also shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer of him that shall pray in this place. Psalm 65:2 O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee. Proverbs 15:8,29 The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable. . . . John 9:31 Now we know that God doth not hear sinners: but if a man be a server of God and doth his, will, him he heareth. James 5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. but. Leviticus 17:10 If any man whosoever of the house of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among them, eat blood, I will set my face against his soul, and will cut him off from among his people. Leviticus 20:3,6 And I will set my face against him: and I will cut him off from the midst of his people, because he hath given of his seed to Moloch, and hath defiled my sanctuary, and profaned my holy name. . . . Leviticus 26:17 I will set my face against you, and you shall fall down before your enemies: and shall be made subject to them that hate you. You shall flee when no man pursueth you. Psalm 80:16 Things set on fire and dug down shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Jeremiah 21:10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. Ezekiel 15:7 And I will set my face against them: they shall go out from fire, and fire shall consume them: and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have set my face against them. against. Context Turning from Evil…11Let him decline from evil and do good: Let him seek after peace and pursue it: 12Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things. 13And who is he that can hurt you, if you be zealous of good?… Cross References Psalm 33:18 Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy. Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers. Psalm 34:16 But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. Lexicon Forὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. [the] eyes ὀφθαλμοὶ (ophthalmoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. of [the] Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. [are] on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. [the] righteous, δικαίους (dikaious) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. ears ὦτα (ōta) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 3775: (a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception. Apparently a primary word; the ear. are inclined to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. prayer. δέησιν (deēsin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1162: Supplication, prayer, entreaty. From deomai; a petition. But δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the] face πρόσωπον (prosōpon) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4383: From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person. of [the] Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. [is] against ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. those who do ποιοῦντας (poiountas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. evil.” κακά (kaka) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. Additional Translations For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears toward their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those doing evil." For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their supplication; but the face of the Lord is set against evil-doers." 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