Proverbs 22:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the wordse of the transgressor. ”

• Proverbs 22:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  The eyes of the LORD preserve (h) knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. (h) Favour them that love knowledge.

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 22:6 . in the way he should go puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way i.e. train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. T...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  preserve . guard. words: or affairs. Hebrew. dabar. App-73. transgressor . traitor. Hebrew. bagad. Illustrations: Ahithophel ( 2 Samuel 17:14 ); Noadiah ( Nehemiah 6:14-16 ); Ezra's opponen...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. The eyes of the Lord - (the Divine providence) preserve knowledge - This providence has been wonderfully ma...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge - namely, that of the godly, practical, and experimental kn...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge — i.e., men who know and speak the truth. (See above on Proverbs 21:28 .) He overthroweth the words of the transgressor — i.e. , the deceitful; He bri...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “He That Loveth Pureness of Heart” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of hap...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 22:2 . The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a ve...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. The eyes of the LORD...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge ,.... That is, the providence of God, whose eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth; these preserve the knowledge of himself, even among the Heathens i...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. Ver. 12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge. ] That is, Knowing persons. Those in the former verse...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge God, by the watchful eye of his providence, maintains and defends men of knowledge, or wise and good men, such as the last verse spoke of, whose hearts are p...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        12 The eyes of the L ORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.       Here is, 1. The special care God takes to preserve knowledge, that is, to keep up r...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The eyes of the Lord preserve, God by the watchful eye of his providence maintains and defends, knowledge, to wit, men of knowledge; the abstract being put for the concrete, as pride is put for...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:12 THE PRESERVATION OF KNOWLEDGE I. God preserves knowledge by preserving the man who possesses the knowledge . The preservation of the life of the man of scienc...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 22:1 . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2 . The rich and the poor...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not exp...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, for His eyes are fixed in protecting care upon those who observe the norm of true knowledge as found in His Word, and He overthroweth the words of t...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Chronicles 16:9 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:8 ; 2 Timothy 3:8 ; 2 Timothy 3:9 ; Acts 12:23 ; Acts 12:24 ; Acts 13:8-12 ; Acts 5:39 ; Acts 8:9-12 ; Isaiah 59:19-21 ; Job 5:12 ; Job 5:13 ; Matth...

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• Proverbs 22:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Preserve — God by the watchful eye of his providence maintains and defends. Knowledge — Men of knowledge, knowing and good men. The matters — All his hopes, enterprizes, and concerns.

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