Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 20:12
12Ears that hear and eyes that see— Adonai has made them both.
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
10Unequal weights and measures— both are an abomination to Adonai. 11Even a child is known by his actions, whether his conduct is pure and upright. Ears that hear and eyes that see— Adonai has made them both. 13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food. 14“It’s bad, bad!” says the buyer, but then he goes away and boasts.
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 4:11So Adonai said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes a man mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, Adonai?
- Psalms 94:9He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
- Psalms 119:18Open my eyes, so I may behold wonders from Your Torah.
- Matthew 13:13For this reason I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor do they understand.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes—so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God, that they may receive release from sins as well as a place among those who are made holy through trusting in Me.’
- Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, our glorious Father, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in knowing Him.
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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