Proverbs 22:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.”
Proverbs 22:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 22:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.”
Proverbs 22:12 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.”
Proverbs 22:12 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.”
Proverbs 22:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.”
Proverbs 22:12 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.”
Proverbs 22:12 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:12 in Context — Proverbs 22
10 Echa fuera al escarnecedor, y saldrá la contienda, y cesará el pleito y la afrenta.
11 El que ama la limpieza de corazón, [por] la gracia de sus labios su amigo será el rey.
12 Los ojos de Jehová miran por la ciencia; mas él trastorna las cosas de los prevaricadores.
13 Dice el perezoso: El león está fuera; en mitad de las calles seré muerto.
14 Sima profunda es la boca de las extrañas: aquel contra el cual estuviere Jehová airado, caerá en ella.
What Does Proverbs 22:12 Mean?
Proverbs 22:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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