Proverbs 20:12
“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,.... There may be an ear that hears not, and an eye that seeth not, and which men…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Not only do we owe the gifts of sight and hearing to Yahweh, but He, being the giver, will also call us to account for…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. God is the God of nature, and all the powers and faculties of nature are derived from him and depend upon him,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The hearing ear or, The ear heareth, and the eye seeth. Οὖς ἀκούει καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρᾷ, LXX.
The proverb is designed to be…
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