Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:12 in other translations
| BSB | Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both. |
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| WEB | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them. |
| ASV | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
| YLT | A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
| DARBY | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
| BBE | The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work. |
| Webster | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. |
What does Proverbs 20:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 20:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 20:12
- Matthew 13:13-16
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
- Psalms 94:9
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
- Psalms 119:18
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
- Exodus 4:11
And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?
- 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 revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
- Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Proverbs 20:11
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
- Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
- Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El oído que oye, y el ojo que ve, ambas cosas ha igualmente hecho Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’oreille qui entend et l’œil qui voit, l’ Éternel les a faits tous les deux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Das hörende Ohr und das sehende Auge, Jehova hat sie alle beide gemacht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Aurem audientem, et oculum videntem: Dominus fecit utrumque. |