Proverbs 22:12 · KJV
“The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. {the words: or, the matters}”
— Proverbs 22:12
He that loveth pureness of heart, {for} the grace of his lips the king {shall be} his friend. {for...: or, and hath grace in his lips}
The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 22 — Context
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11He that loveth pureness of heart, {for} the grace of his lips the king {shall be} his friend. {for...: or, and hath grace in his lips}
12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. {the words: or, the matters}
13The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14The mouth of strange women {is} a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Cross References
2 Timothy 3:8-9
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. {reprobate: or, of no judgment}
2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of {them} whose heart {is} perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. {to shew...: or, strongly to hold with them, etc}
Acts 13:8-12
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Job 5:12-13
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform {their} enterprise. {their enterprise: or, any thing}
Acts 12:23-24
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Isaiah 59:19-21
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. {lift...: or, put him to flight}
Acts 5:39
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.