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Proverbs 20:12
12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.
Proverbs 20:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
- New International Version (NIV)Ears that hear and eyes that see— the Lord has made them both.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made them both.
Context of Proverbs 20:12
10Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures, Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord. 11Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts, Whether his conduct is pure and right. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them. 13Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread. 14“It is [almost] worthless, it is [almost] worthless,” says the buyer [as he negotiates the price]; But when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain].
Read all of Proverbs 20Proverbs 20:12 word by word
אֹ֣זֶן שֹׁ֭מַעַת וְעַ֣יִן רֹאָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 20:12
- Exodus 4:11The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
- Psalms 94:9He who made the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
- Psalms 119:18Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law.
- Matthew 13:13This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp [spiritual things].
- Acts 26:18to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’
- Ephesians 1:17[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
Commentaries on Proverbs 20:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The hearing ear and the seeing eye - Every good we possess comes from God; and we should neither use our eyes, nor our ears, nor any thing we possess, but in strict subserviency to his will.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Not only do we owe the gifts of sight and hearing to Yahweh, but He, being the giver, will also call us to account for them (compare Psalm 94:9).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 All our powers and faculties are from God, and are to be employed for him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The ability to watch and learn from experience is a special gift.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Hence, of course, God will know all you do (Psa 94:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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