Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.
New American Standard Bible
The Lord has made both of them.
King James Version
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
Holman Bible
the Lord made them both.
International Standard Version
The ear that hears and the eye that sees the LORD surely made them both.
A Conservative Version
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, LORD has made even both of them.
American Standard Version
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Amplified
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.
Darby Translation
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Julia Smith Translation
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah made, also them two.
King James 2000
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made {them both}.
Modern King James verseion
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah has made both of them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the hearing of the ear and the sight of the eye, the LORD hath made them both.
NET Bible
The ear that hears and the eye that sees -- the Lord has made them both.
New Heart English Bible
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, The LORD has made even both of them.
The Emphasized Bible
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.
Webster
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
World English Bible
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
Youngs Literal Translation
A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
11 Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right. 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work. 13 Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
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Cross References
Psalm 94:9
Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed?
Exodus 4:11
And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Psalm 119:18
Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.
Matthew 13:13-16
For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.
Acts 26:18
To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
Ephesians 1:17-18
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;