12The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:12
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 12
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The LORD’sיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulareyesעֵינֵ֣יH5869Noun - cdckeep watch overנָ֣צְרוּH5341Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralknowledgeדָ֑עַתH1847Noun - feminine singularbut He frustratesוַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ףH5557Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructof the faithlessבֹגֵֽד׃H898Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular