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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 22) Proverbs 22:12 KJV
"The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor."
Proverbs Chapter 22, Verse 12
Proverbs 22:12 in Context (Verses 9–15 KJV)
9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.*
10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11
He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.*
12
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.*
13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.