Proverbs 22:12

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

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עֵינֵי 'ei·nei [the] eyes of H5869 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 נָצְרוּ na·tze·ru they preserve H5341 דָעַת da·'at knowledge H1847 וַיְסַלֵּף vay·sa·lef and he has subverted H5557 דִּבְרֵי div·rei [the] words of H1697 בֹגֵד vo·ged [one who] acts treacherously H898

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.