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The eyesעֵינֵיof YHWHיְהוָהwatch overנָצְרוּknowledge,דָעַתbut he overturnsוַיְסַלֵּףthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof the treacherous.בֹגֵד
Proverbs 22:12
Study it in the app“The eyes of YHWH watch over knowledge, but he overturns the words of the treacherous.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:12, word by word
- The eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- watch overנָצְרוּnatsru
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “natsru” appears- knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- but he overturnsיְסַלֵּףyesalef
pervert
Twist, pervert, overturn.
Where else “yesalef” appears- the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of the treacherousבֹגֵדvoged
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “voged” appears
The context
11Whoever loves purity of heart, with favor on his lips, the king is his friend.
12 · This verse (above)
13The sluggard says, “A lion is outside! In the middle of the squares I will be murdered!”