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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 22:12 - Knowledge
Proverbs 22:12 - The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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The eyes | H5869 | עַיִן |
[Noun] an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
of the LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
preserve | H5341 | נָצַר |
[Verb] to {guard} in a good sense (to {protect} maintain: {obey} etc.) or a bad one (to {conceal} etc.) |
knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
and he overthroweth | H5557 | סָלַף |
[Verb] properly to {wrench} that {is} (figuratively) to subvert |
the words | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
of the transgressor | H898 | בָּגַד |
[Verb] to cover (with a garment); figuratively to act covertly; by implication to pillage |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.