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Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the bad and the good.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Thompson Chain Reference - Attributes of God;   Omnipresence;   The Topic Concordance - Seeing;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - God;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Eye;   Omniscience;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Fire;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eyes;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Eye;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Foreknow;   Omnipresence;   Omniscience;   Poetry, Hebrew;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Parallelism in Hebrew Poetry;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for January 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,observing the wicked and the good.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD's eyes are everywhere, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
King James Version
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
English Standard Version
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
New American Standard Bible
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.
New Century Version
The Lord 's eyes see everything; he watches both evil and good people.
Amplified Bible
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].
World English Bible
Yahweh's eyes are everywhere, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The eyes of the Lorde in euery place beholde the euill and the good.
Legacy Standard Bible
The eyes of Yahweh are in every place,Watching the evil and the good.
Berean Standard Bible
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord sees everything, whether good or bad.
Complete Jewish Bible
The eyes of Adonai are everywhere, watching the evil and the good.
Darby Translation
The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord sees what happens everywhere. He watches everyone, good and evil.
George Lamsa Translation
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the good men and the bad.
Good News Translation
The Lord sees what happens everywhere; he is watching us, whether we do good or evil.
Lexham English Bible
In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.
Literal Translation
The eyes of Jehovah are in every place watching the evil and the good.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The eyes of the LORDE loke in euery place, both vpon ye good and badd.
American Standard Version
The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
Bible in Basic English
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
King James Version (1611)
The eyes of the Lord are in euery place, beholding the euill & the good.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The eyes of the Lorde in euery place, beholdeth both the good and the bad.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The eyes of the Lord behold both the evil and the good in every place.
English Revised Version
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch upon the evil and the good.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In ech place the iyen of the Lord biholden good men, and yuel men.
Update Bible Version
The eyes of Yahweh are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Webster's Bible Translation
The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
New English Translation
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.
New King James Version
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
New Living Translation
The Lord is watching everywhere, keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.
New Revised Standard
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In every place, are the eyes of Yahweh, observing the evil and the good.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil.
Revised Standard Version
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Young's Literal Translation
In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.
THE MESSAGE
God doesn't miss a thing— he's alert to good and evil alike.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

Contextual Overview

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the bad and the good.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 5:21, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 34:21, Job 34:22, Jeremiah 16:17, Jeremiah 23:24, Jeremiah 32:19, Hebrews 4:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 3:8 - hid Genesis 6:12 - God Genesis 16:7 - found Genesis 16:13 - Thou Job 24:23 - yet his eyes Job 28:24 - General Job 31:4 - General Job 33:27 - I have sinned Psalms 10:14 - Thou hast Psalms 11:4 - his eyes Psalms 33:13 - looketh Psalms 139:2 - knowest Isaiah 37:28 - I know Ezekiel 1:18 - full Amos 2:1 - because Amos 9:8 - the eyes Zechariah 4:10 - they are 1 Peter 3:12 - the eyes

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation. I will bring good to you. I will make your name great, so you will be honored.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your family after you like the dust of the earth. So if anyone could number the dust of the earth, then he could number your children's children.
Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that one of his family had been taken away, he led 318 men who had been born in his house and whom he had taught to fight. They went after them as far as Dan.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope that is put off makes the heart sick, but a desire that comes into being is a tree of life.
Proverbs 29:21
He who gives good care to his servant from the time he is young, will in the end find him to be a son.
Proverbs 30:23
under a woman who is not loved when she gets a husband, and under a woman servant when she takes the place of the woman of the house.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I bought men and women servants, and had other servants who were born in my house. I had more flocks and cattle than anyone before me in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 12:1
You are right and good, O Lord, when I complain to You about my trouble. Yet I would like to talk with You about what is fair. Why does the way of the sinful go well? Why do all those who cannot be trusted have it so easy?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The eyes of the Lord [are] in every place,.... Which are expressive of his omniscience, of the full, clear, distinct, and perfect knowledge, which he has of all creatures and things; so that nothing is hid from him, but all open and manifest to him; as they are to Christ the essential Word, Hebrews 4:13; and also of the providence of God with respect to all persons in general, and to his own people in particular; and as he is infinite and immense, omnipresent and in all places of the world, so his omniscience and providence reach everywhere, to places most distant and secret, and to persons in them, who cannot be concealed from him, since he fills heaven and earth,

Jeremiah 23:23;

beholding the evil and the good; meaning not evil things and good things, though that is true; the one he beholds with dislike, the other with pleasure; but evil men and good men: he beholds them as from a watch tower, as the word u signifies, from above, from heaven, where he is; see Psalms 33:13. By "evil" men may be meant both profane sinners and carnal professors; such as are more openly wicked, and declare their sin, as Sodom, or more secretly so; he sees into all the wickedness there is in their hearts, all their secret devices against his people; the works done by them in the dark, as well as their more open ones; and his eyes are upon all of them, to bring them into judgment at the last day: his eyes are particularly on the proud, to abase them; such as are under a disguise of religion, and have a form of godliness, he has his eyes upon; he sees through all their disguises; he knows on what foot they took up their profession; he discerns between that and true grace; he sees how they retain their lusts with their profession; observes the springs and progress of their apostasy; and will fix his eyes on the man without a righteousness, not having on the wedding garment, and order him into outer darkness. He also beholds "good" men; he sees all their bad things, their sins, and corrects them for them; their good things, their graces, and the exercise of them; their good works, the fruits of his own grace; their weaknesses, and supports and strengthens them; their wants, and supplies them; their persons, and never withdraws his eyes from them: these are on them continually, to protect and defend them; nor will he leave them till he has brought them safe to heaven; see 1 Chronicles 16:9.

u צופוח "prospectantes velut a specula", Michaelis; "speculatores", Schultens; "speculantes", Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator "speculatur", Cocceius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The teaching which began with the fear of the Lord Proverbs 1:7 would not be complete without this assertion of His omni-present knowledge.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 15:3. The eyes of the Lord are in every place — He not only sees all things, by his omnipresence, but his providence is everywhere. And if the consideration that his eye is in every place, have a tendency to appal those whose hearts are not right before him, and who seek for privacy, that they may commit iniquity; yet the other consideration, that his providence is everywhere, has a great tendency to encourage the upright, and all who may be in perilous or distressing circumstances.


 
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