Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.

New American Standard Bible

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.

King James Version

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

International Standard Version

The ear that hears and the eye that sees the LORD surely made them both.

A Conservative Version

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, LORD has made even both of them.

American Standard Version

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Amplified


The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.

Bible in Basic English

The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.

Darby Translation

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Julia Smith Translation

The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah made, also them two.

King James 2000

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made {them both}.

Modern King James verseion

The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah has made both of them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As for the hearing of the ear and the sight of the eye, the LORD hath made them both.

NET Bible

The ear that hears and the eye that sees -- the Lord has made them both.

New Heart English Bible

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, The LORD has made even both of them.

The Emphasized Bible

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.

Webster

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

World English Bible

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.

Youngs Literal Translation

A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ear
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

and the seeing
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

the Lord

Usage: 0

שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

Context Readings

Foolproof Instructions

11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
if his behavior is pure and upright.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.
13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.



Cross References

Psalm 94:9

Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,
the One who formed the eye not see?

Exodus 4:11

Yahweh said to him, “Who made the human mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?

Psalm 119:18

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.

Matthew 13:13-16

For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

Ephesians 1:17-18

I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.

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