Proverbs 22:12
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
In context
9 Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. 10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. 11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. 12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!” 14 The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it. 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 22:12 in the KJV
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, And he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 22:12 in the NIV
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.