12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
Proverbs 20:12
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Psalms 94:8–10
8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? 9 He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see? 10 He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
Odes of Solomon 16:8–10
8 For the word of the Lord searches out all things, both the invisible and that which reveals His thought; (ODE) 9 For the eye sees His works, and the ear hears His thought; (ODE) 10 He spread out the earth and He settled the waters in the sea: (ODE)
Psalms 115:5–7
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; 6 they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; 7 they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
Proverbs 29:12–14
12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. 13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both. 14 A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 15:2–4
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. 4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Job 13:1–2
1 “Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood. 2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
Isaiah 42:17–19
17 But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame. 18 Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see! 19 Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like…
Matthew 13:15–17
15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 16 But blessed are your e…
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