Proverbs 22:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 22:12

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Berean Standard Bible

The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 22

¹⁰ Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

¹¹ He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

¹² The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.

¹³ The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.

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