12 The 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’s יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular eyes עֵינֵ֣י H5869 Noun - cdc keep watch over נָ֣צְרוּ H5341 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural knowledge דָ֑עַת H1847 Noun - feminine singular but He frustrates וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף H5557 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the words דִּבְרֵ֥י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of the faithless בֹגֵֽד׃ H898 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular