"In the sight of the Lord"

1. Gen. 38: 7
   7 And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
2. Lev. 10: 19
   19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?
3. Num. 32: 13
   13 And the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed.
4. Deut. 4: 25
   25 ¶ When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:
5. Deut. 6: 18
   18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,
6. Deut. 9: 18
   18 And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
7. Deut. 12: 25, 28
   25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
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   28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.
8. Deut. 17: 2
   2 ¶ If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
9. Deut. 21: 9
   9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
10. Deut. 31: 29
    29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
11. Judg. 2: 11
    11 ¶ And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:
12. Judg. 3: 7, 12
    7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
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    12 ¶ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.
13. Judg. 4: 1
    1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.
14. Judg. 6: 1
    1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
15. Judg. 10: 6
    6 ¶ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him.
16. Judg. 13: 1
    1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
17. 1 Sam. 12: 17
    17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.
18. 1 Sam. 15: 19
    19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
19. 1 Kgs. 11: 6
    6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.
20. 1 Kgs. 14: 22
    22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
21. 1 Kgs. 15: 26, 34
    26 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
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    34 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
22. 1 Kgs. 16: 7, 19, 30
    7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
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    19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
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    30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
23. 1 Kgs. 21: 20, 25
    20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
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    25 ¶ But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
24. 1 Kgs. 22: 52
    52 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
25. 2 Kgs. 3: 2, 18
    2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
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    18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
26. 2 Kgs. 8: 18, 27
    18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
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    27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
27. 2 Kgs. 12: 2
    2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
28. 2 Kgs. 13: 2, 11
    2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
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    11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.
29. 2 Kgs. 14: 3, 24
    3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
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    24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
30. 2 Kgs. 15: 3, 9, 18, 24, 28, 34
    3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
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    9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
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    18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
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    24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
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    28 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
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    34 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
31. 2 Kgs. 16: 2
    2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.
32. 2 Kgs. 17: 2, 17
    2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
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    17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
33. 2 Kgs. 18: 3
    3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
34. 2 Kgs. 21: 2, 6, 16, 20
    2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
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    6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
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    16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
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    20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh did.
35. 2 Kgs. 22: 2
    2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
36. 2 Kgs. 23: 32, 37
    32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
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    37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
37. 2 Kgs. 24: 9, 19
    9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.
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    19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
38. 1 Chr. 2: 3
    3 ¶ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.
39. 2 Chr. 20: 32
    32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
40. 2 Chr. 22: 4
    4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
41. 2 Chr. 24: 2
    2 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
42. 2 Chr. 25: 2
    2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.
43. 2 Chr. 26: 4
    4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
44. 2 Chr. 27: 2
    2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly.
45. 2 Chr. 28: 1
    1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father:
46. 2 Chr. 29: 2
    2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
47. 2 Chr. 33: 2, 6, 22
    2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
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    6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
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    22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
48. 2 Chr. 34: 2
    2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
49. 2 Chr. 36: 5, 9, 12
    5 ¶ Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.
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    9 ¶ Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
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    12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord.
50. Ps. 116: 15
    15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
51. Mal. 2: 17
    17 ¶ Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
52. Luke 1: 15
    15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
53. 2 Cor. 8: 21
    21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
54. James 4: 10
    10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
55. Mosiah 11: 2
    2 For behold, he did not keep the commandments of God, but he did walk after the desires of his own heart. And he had many wives and concubines. And he did cause his people to commit sin, and do that which was abominable in the sight of the Lord. Yea, and they did commit whoredoms and all manner of wickedness.
56. Mosiah 23: 9
    9 But remember the iniquity of king Noah and his priests; and I myself was caught in a snare, and did many things which were abominable in the sight of the Lord, which caused me sore repentance;
57. Alma 39: 5
    5 Know ye not, my son, that these things are an abomination in the sight of the Lord; yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?
58. Ether 10: 5, 16-17, 19
    5 And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do that which was right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many wives and concubines, and did lay that upon men’s shoulders which was grievous to be borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings.
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    16 And after he had obtained unto himself the kingdom he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord; and the people did prosper in the land; and he did live to a good old age, and begat sons and daughters; and he also begat Corom, whom he anointed king in his stead.
    17 And it came to pass that Corom did that which was good in the sight of the Lord all his days; and he begat many sons and daughters; and after he had seen many days he did pass away, even like unto the rest of the earth; and Kish reigned in his stead.
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    19 And it came to pass that Lib also did that which was good in the sight of the Lord. And in the days of Lib the poisonous serpents were destroyed. Wherefore they did go into the land southward, to hunt food for the people of the land, for the land was covered with animals of the forest. And Lib also himself became a great hunter.