King James Version
Proverbs 15:3 in the King James Version says “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”
Proverbs 15:3 · KJV
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. A wholesome: Heb. The healing of the tongue
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“are in every place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
“The eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“beholding”
H6822properly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
“and the good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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