Proverbs 20:11–12
Proverbs 20:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 Even small children are known by their actions,
so is their conduct really pure and upright?
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
the Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
the Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 Even a child is known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
The Lord hath made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 Even a child is known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 Even children are known by their behavior;
their actions show if they are innocent and good.
12 The Lord has made both these things:
ears to hear and eyes to see.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 Even a child makes himself known by his actions,
whether his deeds are pure or right.
12 The ear that hears,
the eye that sees—
the Lord made them both.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
if his behavior is pure and upright.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 Even children make themselves known by their acts,
by whether what they do is pure and right.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 Even by his acts, a young man will make himself known,
whether his acts are pure and upright.
12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees,
Yahweh has made them both.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 A child is known by his actions.
He is known by whether his conduct is pure and right.
12 The Lord has made two things.
He has made ears that hear.
He has also made eyes that see.
Proverbs 20:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself
If his conduct is pure and right.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.