Proverbs 20:12

Proverbs chapter 20 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

v.12This passage

v.13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 4:11
And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
Psalms 119:18
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Psalms 94:9
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Matthew 13:13
Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Ephesians 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.