Proverbs 20:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 94:9 : 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Exod 4:11 : 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?
Ps 119:18 : 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Matt 13:13-16 : 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
Acts 26:18 : 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.
Eph 1:17-18 : 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; 18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, {G2532} what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 94:9
77%
9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Isa 42:18-20
3 verses
74%
18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace [with me], and blind as Jehovah's servant?
20Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Isa 32:3
74%
3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
Job 13:1
73%
1Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], Mine ear hath heard and understood it.
Job 29:11
73%
11For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
Prov 15:3
72%
3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
Prov 20:11
71%
11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Prov 22:2
71%
2The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.
Job 42:5
70%
5I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:
Isa 43:8
70%
8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Matt 13:16
70%
16But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
Ps 34:15
70%
15The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
1 Cor 12:16-17
2 verses
70%
16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.
17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Isa 29:18
70%
18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
Jer 5:21
69%
21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Isa 41:20
69%
20that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of Jehovah hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
Exod 4:11
69%
11And 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?
Prov 29:13
69%
13The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Deut 29:4
68%
4but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Prov 22:12
68%
12The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
Job 10:4
68%
4Hast thou eyes of flesh? Or seest thou as man seeth?
Job 12:9
68%
9Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,
Job 12:11
67%
11Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?
Job 34:21
67%
21For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.
Prov 20:13
67%
13Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Prov 16:4
67%
4Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Matt 13:9
67%
9He that hath ears, let him hear.
Matt 20:33
67%
33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Prov 22:9
67%
9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Eccl 2:14
67%
14The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
Isa 35:5
67%
5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Jer 32:19
67%
19great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
Eccl 1:8
67%
8All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Job 34:3
67%
3For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
Matt 11:15
67%
15He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
Prov 15:31
66%
31The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.
Ps 119:18
66%
18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Isa 11:3
66%
3And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;
Isa 64:4
66%
4For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
Prov 21:2
66%
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
1 Cor 12:21
66%
21And the eye cannot {G3756} say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Ps 146:8
66%
8Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
Ps 135:16-17
2 verses
66%
16They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;
17They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.
Ps 115:5-6
2 verses
66%
5They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;
6They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not;
1 Pet 3:12
66%
12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.