Proverbs 20:12
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The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both.

Exodus 4:11
The Lord said to him: Who made man's mouth? or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? did not I?

Psalm 94:9
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?

Proverbs 25:12
As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.

Isaiah 29:18
And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see.

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The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both.

Exodus 4:11 The Lord said to him: Who made man's mouth? or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? did not I?

Psalm 94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?

Psalm 119:18 Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.

Matthew 13:13-16 Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. . . .

Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.

Ephesians 1:17,18 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him: . . .

Context
Wine is a Mocker
11By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right. 12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made them both.13Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.…
Lexicon
Ears
אֹ֣זֶן (’ō·zen)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 241: Broadness, the ear

that hear
שֹׁ֭מַעַת (ma·‘aṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

and eyes
וְעַ֣יִן (wə·‘a·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

that see—
רֹאָ֑ה (rō·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the LORD
יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has made
עָשָׂ֥ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

them both.
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ (šə·nê·hem)
Number - mdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)


Additional Translations
Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.

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

The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord's work.

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

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

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

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