Proverbs 22:12 (YLT)

Passage

The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:10 Cast out a scorner--and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

Proverbs 22:11 Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace <FI>are<Fi> his lips, a king <FI>is<Fi> his friend.

Proverbs 22:12 The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

Proverbs 22:13 The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

Proverbs 22:14 A deep pit <FI>is<Fi> the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eyes", "jehovah", "kept", "knowledge", "overthroweth", "words", and "treacherous". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "eyes" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Whoso is loving cleanness of heart Grace..." into verse 13's "The slothful hath said A lion FI...", so "eyes" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "eyes" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.