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Proverbs 22:12

The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- The Topic Concordance - Knowledge;   Preservation;   Seeing;   Transgression;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
The Lord preserves those with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
Update Bible Version
The eyes of Yahweh preserve [him that has] knowledge; But he overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
New Century Version
The Lord guards knowledge, but he destroys false words.
Webster's Bible Translation
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
World English Bible
The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
Amplified Bible
The eyes of the LORD keep guard over knowledge and the one who has it, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
English Standard Version
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The iyen of the Lord kepen kunnyng; and the wordis of a wickid man ben disseyued.
English Revised Version
The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD's eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord watches over everyone who shows good sense, but he frustrates the plans of deceitful liars.
American Standard Version
The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
Bible in Basic English
The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.
Complete Jewish Bible
The eyes of Adonai protect [the man with] knowledge, but he overturns the plans of a traitor.
Darby Translation
The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord watches over true knowledge, and he opposes those who try to deceive others.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
King James Version (1611)
The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge, and he ouerthroweth the words of the transgressour.
New Life Bible
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over much learning, but He destroys the words of the man who is not faithful.
New Revised Standard
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The eyes of the Lorde preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.
George Lamsa Translation
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge and destroy the words of deceit.
Good News Translation
The Lord sees to it that truth is kept safe by disproving the words of liars.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The eyes of Yahweh, watch over knowledge, therefore hath he overturned the words of the treacherous.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown.
Revised Standard Version
The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: and he ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressours.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; but the transgressor despises wise words.
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.
Hebrew Names Version
The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
King James Version
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Lexham English Bible
The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.
Literal Translation
The eyes of Jehovah keep knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
Young's Literal Translation
The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The eyes of ye LORDE preserue knowlege, but as for ye wordes of ye despyteful, he bryngeth them to naught.
THE MESSAGE
God guards knowledge with a passion, but he'll have nothing to do with deception.
New American Standard Bible
The eyes of the LORD protect knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.
New King James Version
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
Legacy Standard Bible
The eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge,But He subverts the words of the treacherous one.

Contextual Overview

12 The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

eyes: 2 Chronicles 16:9, Isaiah 59:19-21, Matthew 16:16-18, Acts 5:39, Acts 12:23, Acts 12:24, Revelation 11:3-11, Revelation 12:14-17

he: Job 5:12, Job 5:13, Acts 8:9-12, Acts 13:8-12, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:9

words: or, matters

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 5:3 - are not thine

Cross-References

Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, "Because I thought, ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.'
Genesis 22:2
God said, "Take your son—your only son, whom you love, Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah! Offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will indicate to you."
Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Isaac. Then he took the fire and the knife in his hand, and the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:8
"God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.
Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter his son.
Genesis 22:12
"Do not harm the boy!" the angel said. "Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me."
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram caught in the bushes by its horns. So he went over and got the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Genesis 22:21
Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
Genesis 22:22
Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,.... That is, the providence of God, whose eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth; these preserve the knowledge of himself, even among the Heathens in some measure; for what may be known of God is manifest in them, and showed to them: more particularly his providence has preserved the Scriptures, the means of knowledge, which men would have destroyed; and preserves men of knowledge, as Aben Ezra interprets it, the ministers of the word, the stars he holds in his right hand; and he preserves spiritual and experimental knowledge in the hearts of his people, and causes it to increase; and continues his Gospel and a Gospel ministry in the world, till they all come to the unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the Son of God. Or his eyes observe, look unto with delight and pleasure, knowledge and men of knowledge, that know him, and do his will;

and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor; the perfidious, treacherous man; the false teacher, that corrupts the word of God, and handles it deceitfully: the doctrines of such he overthrows, and confutes, and brings to nothing, by his Spirit in his faithful ministers; and causes truth to prevail, and all iniquity to stop its mouth: particularly the words and doctrines of the great transgressor, the lawless and wicked one, the man of sin, antichrist; these have been exposed and overthrown already, and will be more and more so in God's due time.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 22:12. The eyes of the Lord - (the Divine providence) preserve knowledge — This providence has been wonderfully manifested in preserving the sacred oracles, and in preserving many ancient authors, which have been of great use to the civil interests of man.


 
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