Proverbs 22:12
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The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown.

eyes

2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, and give strength to those who with a perfect heart trust in him. Wherefore thou hast done foolishly, and for this cause from this time wars shall arise against thee.

Isaiah 59:19-21 And they from the west, shall fear the name of the Lord: and they from the rising of the sun, his glory when he shall come as a violent stream, which the spirit of the Lord driveth on: . . .

Matthew 16:16-18 Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. . . .

Acts 5:39 But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. And they consented to him.

Acts 12:23,24 And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost. . . .

Revelation 11:3-11 And I will give unto my two witnesses: and they shall prophesy, a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. . . .

Revelation 12:14-17 And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert, unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. . . .

he

Job 5:12,13 Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun: . . .

Acts 8:9-12 There was therefore great joy in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon who before had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great one: . . .

Acts 13:8-12 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is interpreted) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. . . .

2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then that wicked one shall be revealed: whom the Lord Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: him

2 Timothy 3:8,9 Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. . . .

words or matters

Context
A Good Name
11He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend. 12The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown.13The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.…
Cross References
Proverbs 11:3
Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.

Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend.

Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

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

eyes
עֵינֵ֣י (‘ê·nê)
Noun - cdc
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

keep watch over
נָ֣צְרוּ (nā·ṣə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5341: To watch, guard, keep

knowledge,
דָ֑עַת (ḏā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1847: Knowledge

but He frustrates
וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף (way·sal·lêp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5557: To twist, pervert, overturn

the words
דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the faithless.
בֹגֵֽד׃ (ḇō·ḡêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage


Additional Translations
The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor.

The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; but the transgressor despises wise words.

The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.

The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
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