Biblical Concept: See in
Wisdom Literature
Findings
“He will never see it” = Theological ignorance.
God: “To see if there are any who understand” = a great spiritual purpose
of humanity.
Spiritual test: “All who see me sneer at me”
Hope: “see the goodness of the LORD”
Societal spiritual test: ”Those who see me in the
street flee from me”
“see that the LORD is good”
desires life, length of days, see good
“In Thy light we see light”
“When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.”
“Many will see and fear”
“My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see”
“when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood”
Rich unbelievers: “They shall never see the light”
“you see a thief, you are pleased with him”
“the righteous will see and fear”
God from heaven: “To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God”
“miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun”
Prayer request: “Arouse Thyself to help me, and see!”
Psalm 63:2 Thus I have beheld Thee in the sanctuary, To see Thy power and Thy glory.
Evil: ‘They say, "Who can see them?"’
Re evildoers: “All who see them will shake the head.”
Psalm 66:5 Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds
toward the sons of men.
Enemies: “May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see”
“We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet”
“Look down from heaven and see”
“Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me
may see it”
“What man can live and not see death?”
Psalm
91:8 You will
only look on with your eyes, And see the recompense of
the wicked.
Wicked: “The LORD does not see”
“He who formed the eye, does He not see?”
“That I may see the prosperity of Thy chosen ones”
“The upright see it, and are glad”
Accusers: “When they see me, they wag their head”
“wicked will see it and be vexed”
“They have eyes, but they cannot see”
Psalm 119:74 May those who fear Thee see me and be glad, Because I
wait for Thy word.
“may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the
days of your life”
“may you see your children's children”
“They have eyes, but they do not see”
“see if there be any hurtful way in me”
See = Divine Omniscience.
Divine petition: “Look to the right and see; For there is no one who
regards me”
“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings”
Drunkard: “Your eyes will see strange things”
“See, we did not know this”
“Lest the LORD see it and be
displeased”
Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more
hope for a fool than for him.
Re the wicked: “the righteous will see their fall”
20 Do you see a man who
is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
‘"See this, it is new "? Already it has existed for ages Which
were before us”’
Solomon: “until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do
under heaven”
Solomon: “God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are
but beasts.”
Solomon: “For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?”
“If you see oppression of the poor”
“What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires”
See, reality, relationship.
Wisdom and inheritance: “advantage to those who see the sun”
Solomon: “to see the task which has been done on the earth”
“to see as wisdom under the sun”
Ecclesiastes 11:7 The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
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NAS Psalm 10:11 He says to himself,
"God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."
(“He will never see it” = Theological ignorance.)
NAS Psalm 14:2 The LORD has looked down
from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there are
any who understand, Who seek after God. (God: “To see if there are any who
understand” = a great spiritual purpose of humanity.)
NAS Psalm 22:7 All who see me sneer at me;
They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying, (Spiritual test: “All who see me sneer at me”)
NAS Psalm 27:13 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the
goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. (Hope: “see the goodness of the
LORD”)
NAS Psalm 31:11 Because of all my
adversaries, I have become a reproach, Especially to
my neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me in
the street flee from me. (Societal spiritual test: ”Those
who see me in the street flee from me”)
NAS Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the
LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! (“see that the
LORD is good”)
12 Who is the man who
desires life, And loves length of days that he may see good? (desires life, length of days,
see good)
NAS Psalm 36:9 For with Thee is the
fountain of life; In Thy light we see light. (“In Thy light we see light”)
NAS Psalm 37:34 Wait for the LORD, and keep
His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut
off, you will see it. (“When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.”)
NAS Psalm 40:3 And He put a new song in my
mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear, And
will trust in the LORD. (“Many will see and fear”)
12 For evils beyond
number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not
able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head; And my heart has
failed me. (“My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see”)
NAS Psalm 41:6 And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart
gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it. (“when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood”)
NAS Psalm 49:19 He shall go to the
generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. (“They shall never
see the light”)
NAS Psalm 50:18 "When you see a thief,
you are pleased with him, And you associate with
adulterers. (“you see a thief, you are pleased with
him”)
NAS Psalm 52:6 And the righteous will see
and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, (“the righteous will see and fear”)
NAS Psalm 53:2 God has looked down from
heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there is anyone
who understands, Who seeks after God. (God from heaven: “To see if there is
anyone who understands, Who seeks after God”)
NAS Psalm 58:8 Let them be as a snail which melts away as it goes along, Like the miscarriages of a woman which
never see the sun. (“miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun”)
NAS Psalm 59:4 For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves
against me. Arouse Thyself to help me, and see! (Prayer request: “Arouse
Thyself to help me, and see!”)
NAS Psalm 63:2 Thus I have beheld Thee in
the sanctuary, To see Thy power and Thy glory. (All)
NAS Psalm 64:5 They hold fast to themselves
an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can
see them?" (Evil: ‘They say, "Who can see them?"’)
8 So they will make him
stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will shake the
head. (Re evildoers: “All who see them will shake the head.”)
NAS Psalm 66:5 Come and see the works of
God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men. (All)
NAS Psalm 69:23 May their eyes grow dim so
that they cannot see, And make their loins shake
continually. (Enemies: “May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see”)
NAS Psalm 74:9 We do not see our signs;
There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among
us who knows how long. (“We do not see our signs; There is no longer any
prophet”)
NAS Psalm 80:14 O God of hosts, turn again now, we beseech Thee; Look down from heaven
and see, and take care of this vine, (“Look down from heaven and see”)
NAS Psalm 86:17 Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, Because Thou, O LORD, hast helped me and
comforted me. (“Show me a sign for good, That those
who hate me may see it”)
NAS Psalm 89:48 What man can live and not
see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?
Selah. (“What man can live and not see death?”)
NAS Psalm 91:8 You will only look on with
your eyes, And see the recompense of the wicked. (All)
NAS Psalm 94:7 And they have said,
"The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob
pay heed." (Wicked: “The LORD does not see”)
9 He who planted the ear,
does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see? (“He who formed the
eye, does He not see?”)
NAS Psalm 106:5 That I may see the
prosperity of Thy chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Thy
nation, That I may glory with Thine inheritance. (“That I may see the
prosperity of Thy chosen ones”)
NAS Psalm 107:42 The upright see it, and are glad; But all unrighteousness shuts its
mouth. (“The upright see it, and are glad”)
NAS Psalm 109:25 I also have become a
reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head. (Accusers: “When they
see me, they wag their head”)
NAS Psalm 112:10 The wicked will see it and
be vexed; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish. (“wicked will see it and be vexed”)
NAS Psalm 115:5 They have mouths, but they
cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; (“They have eyes, but they
cannot see”)
NAS Psalm 119:74 May those who fear Thee see
me and be glad, Because I wait for Thy word. (All)
NAS Psalm 128:5 The LORD bless you from
Zion, And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all
the days of your life. (“may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days
of your life”)
6 Indeed, may you see
your children's children. Peace be upon Israel! (“may you see your children's
children”)
NAS Psalm 135:16 They have mouths, but they
do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see; (“They have eyes, but they
do not see”)
NAS Psalm 139:24 And see if there be any
hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
(“see if there be any hurtful way in me”) (See = Divine Omniscience.) (Psalm
139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious
thoughts;)
NAS Psalm 142:4 Look to the right and see;
For there is no one who regards me; There is no escape for me; No one cares for
my soul. (Divine petition: “Look to the right and see; For there is no one who
regards me”)
NAS Proverbs 22:29 Do you see a man skilled in
his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.
(“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings”)
NAS Proverbs 23:33 Your eyes will see strange
things, And your mind will utter perverse things.
(Drunkard: “Your eyes will see strange things”)
NAS Proverbs 24:12 If you say, "See, we
did not know this," Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to
his work? (“See, we did not know this”)
18 Lest the LORD see it and be displeased, And He turn away
His anger from him. (“Lest the LORD see it
and be displeased”)
NAS Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his
own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. (All)
NAS Proverbs 29:16 When the wicked increase,
transgression increases; But the righteous will see their fall. (Re the wicked:
“the righteous will see their fall”)
20 Do you see a man who
is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. (All)
NAS Ecclesiastes 1:10 Is there anything of which
one might say, "See this, it is new "? Already it has existed for
ages Which were before us. (“"See this, it is new "? Already it has
existed for ages Which were before us”)
NAS Ecclesiastes 2:3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while
my mind was guiding me wisely, and
how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of
men to do under heaven the few years of their lives. (Solomon: “until I could
see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven”)
NAS Ecclesiastes 3:18 I said to myself concerning
the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that
they are but beasts." (Solomon: “God has surely tested them in order for
them to see that they are but beasts.”)
22 And I have seen that
nothing is better than that man should be happy in his activities, for that is
his lot. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him? (Solomon:
“For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?”)
NAS Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see oppression of the
poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked
at the sight, for one official watches over another official, and there are
higher officials over them. (“If you see oppression of the poor”)
NAS Ecclesiastes 6:9 What the eyes see is better
than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind. (“What
the eyes see is better than what the soul desires”) (See, reality, relationship.)
NAS Ecclesiastes 7:11 Wisdom along with an
inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see
the sun. (Wisdom and inheritance: “advantage to those who see the sun”)
NAS Ecclesiastes 8:16 When I gave my heart to know
wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one
should never sleep day or night), [“to see the task which has been done on the
earth”]
NAS Ecclesiastes 9:13 Also this I came to see as
wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me. (“to see as wisdom under the sun”)
NAS Ecclesiastes 11:7 The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
(All)