Proverbs 20:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.”

Proverbs 20:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 20:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 20:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 20:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.”

Proverbs 20:12 — World English Bible

Proverbs 20:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.”

Proverbs 20:12 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.”

Proverbs 20:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.”

Proverbs 20:12 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.”

Proverbs 20:12 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 20:12 in Context — Proverbs 20

10 Doble pesa y doble medida, abominación son á Jehová ambas cosas.

11 Aun el muchacho es conocido por sus hechos, si su obra fuere limpia y recta.

12 El oído que oye, y el ojo que ve, ambas cosas ha igualmente hecho Jehová.

13 No ames el sueño, porque no te empobrezcas; abre tus ojos, [y] te hartarás de pan.

14 El que compra dice: malo es, malo es: mas en apartándose, se alaba.

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What Does Proverbs 20:12 Mean?

Proverbs 20:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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