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Proverbs 20:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both "

Proverbs 20:12

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10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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Note, first, that God is the God of nature. All the powers and abilities of nature come from him and depend on him, so they should be used for him. He formed the eye and made the ear (Psalm 94:9), and the way both are made is wonderful. He also preserves our ability to use them. We owe it to his care that our eyes can see and our ears can hear.

Hearing and seeing are the senses by which we learn, so we should especially thank God for them. Second, God is the God of grace. He gives the ear that hears God’s voice and the eye that sees his beauty, because he is the one who opens the understanding.

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