Proverbs 22:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.”Proverbs 22:12
What Does Proverbs 22:12 Mean?
Proverbs 22:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 22, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 22:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Timothy 3:8“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”2 Chronicles 16:9“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.”Acts 13:8“But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.”Job 5:12“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”Acts 12:23“And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”2 Thessalonians 2:8“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”Isaiah 59:19“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.”Jeremiah 5:3“O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.”Matthew 16:16“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”Acts 5:39“But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.”Acts 8:9“But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:”Revelation 11:3“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”Revelation 12:14“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.”
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