Proverbs 22:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

The eyes of the Lorde preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

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  • 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the Lorde beholde all the earth to shewe him selfe strong with them that are of perfite heart towarde him: thou hast then done foolishly in this: therefore from henceforth thou shalt haue warres.
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.
  • Isa 59:19-21 : 19 So shall they feare the Name of the Lorde from the West, and his glory from the rising of the sunne: for the enemie shall come like a flood: but the Spirit of the Lord shall chase him away. 20 And the Redeemer shall come vnto Zion, and vnto them that turne from iniquitie in Iaakob, saith the Lord. 21 And I will make this my couenant with them, saith the Lorde. My Spirit that is vpon thee, and my wordes, which I haue put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seede, nor out of the mouth of the seede of thy seede, saith the Lord, from hencefoorth euen for euer.
  • Matt 16:16-18 : 16 Then Simon Peter answered, & said, Thou art that Christ, the Sonne of the liuing God. 17 And Iesus answered, and saide to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, the sonne of Ionas: for flesh and blood hath not reueiled it vnto thee, but my Father which is in heauen. 18 And I say also vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I will builde my Church: and ye gates of hel shal not ouercome it.
  • Acts 5:39 : 39 But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God.
  • Acts 8:9-9 : 9 And there was before in the citie a certaine man called Simon, which vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he himselfe was some great man. 10 To whome they gaue heede from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that great power of God. 11 And they gaue heed vnto him, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 12 But assoone as they beleeued Philip, which preached the thinges that concerned the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
  • Acts 12:23-24 : 23 But immediatly the Angel of the Lorde smote him, because he gaue not glorie vnto God, so that he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost. 24 And the worde of God grewe, and multiplied.
  • Acts 13:8-9 : 8 But Elymas, ye sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstoode them, and sought to turne away the Deputie from the faith. 9 Then Saul (which also is called Paul) being full of the holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, 10 And sayde, O full of all subtiltie and all mischiefe, the childe of the deuill, and enemie of all righteousnesse, wilt thou not cease to peruert the straight waies of the Lord? 11 Nowe therefore behold, the hand of the Lorde is vpon thee, and thou shalt be blinde, and not see the sunne for a season; immediately there fel on him a mist & a darknes; and he went about, seeking some to leade him by the hand. 12 Then the Deputie when he sawe what was done, beleeued, and was astonied at the doctrine of the Lord.
  • 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall that wicked man be reueiled, whome the Lorde shall consume with the Spirit of his mouth, and shall abolish with the brightnes of his comming,
  • 2 Tim 3:8-9 : 8 And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also resist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.
  • Rev 11:3-9 : 3 But I wil giue power vnto my two witnesses, and they shall prophecie a thousande two hundreth and threescore dayes, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are two oliue trees, and two candlestickes, standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man wil hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouthes, and deuoureth their enemies: for if any man would hurt the, thus must he be killed. 6 These haue power to shut heauen, that it raine not in the dayes of their prophecying, and haue power ouer waters to turne them into blood, and to smite the earth with all maner plagues, as often as they will. 7 And when they haue finished their testimonie, the beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit, shall make warre against them, and shall ouercome them, and kill them. 8 And their corpses shall lie in the streetes of the great citie, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where our Lord also was crucified. 9 And they of the people and kinreds, and tongues, and Gentiles shall see their corpses three dayes and an halfe, and shall not suffer their carkeises to be put in graues. 10 And they that dwell vpon the earth, shall reioyce ouer them and be glad, and shall sende giftes one to an other: for these two Prophets vexed them that dwelt on the earth. 11 But after three dayes and an halfe, the spirit of life comming from God, shall enter into them, and they shall stande vp vpon their feete: and great feare shall come vpon them which sawe them.
  • Rev 12:14-17 : 14 But to the woman were giuen two wings of a great egle, that she might flie into the wildernes, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, & times, and halfe a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman, like a flood, that he might cause her to be caried away of the flood. 16 But the earth holpe the woman, & the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed vp the flood, which the dragon had cast out of his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went and made warre with the remnant of her seede, which keepe the comaundements of God, and haue the testimonie of Iesus Christ.

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    6Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

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  • Prov 12:22-23
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    25Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, & they shalbe destroyed.

  • Prov 2:11-12
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    11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

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    15Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

  • Hos 14:9
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    15The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.

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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

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    21For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.

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    6For the Lorde knoweth the way of the righteous, & the way of the wicked shal perish.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.

  • Job 12:19-20
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    19He leadeth away the princes as a pray, and ouerthroweth the mightie.

    20He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.

  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.

  • Prov 2:6-8
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    6For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

    7He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,

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    21For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.

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    22A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.

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    3Speake no more presumptuously: let not arrogancie come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him enterprises are established.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the seruant of the Lord. Wickednes sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.

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    2A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Prov 5:2
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    2That thou maiest regarde counsell, and thy lippes obserue knowledge.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    2He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.

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  • Prov 23:12
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    12Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

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    13Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?

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    13The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

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    27My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

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    29The way of the Lord is strength to the vpright man: but feare shall be for the workers of iniquitie.

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    30He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
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    28Thus thou wilt saue the poore people: but thine eyes are vpon the hautie to humble them.

  • Ps 37:18
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    18The Lorde knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.

  • Job 24:23
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    23Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.