12 The hearing (A)ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.

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12 Ears to hear and eyes to see—
    both are gifts from the Lord.

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22 (A)Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
(B)Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

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22 Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.”
    Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.

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27 The [a](A)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [b]innermost parts of his being.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body

27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
    exposing every hidden motive.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:27 Or The human spirit is the Lord’s light.