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Proverbs 22:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 22:12-14
New Catholic Bible
12 The eyes of the Lord[a] preserve knowledge,
but he ruins the plans of the unfaithful.
13 The idler cries out, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed if I go out on the street.”[b]
14 The mouth of an adulteress[c] is a deep pit;
the man with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:12 The eyes of the Lord: see Prov 5:21; 15:3; Job 31:4; 34:21; Jer 16:17; Heb 4:13. Preserve knowledge: i.e., God watches over those who possess knowledge (see Pss 1:6; 34:16). Ruins the plans of the unfaithful: see Prov 16:19; and there is no defense against God (Prov 21:30).
- Proverbs 22:13 The idler overstates difficulties in order to escape putting forth effort (see also note on Prov 6:6).
- Proverbs 22:14 Mouth of an adulteress: i.e., her seductive words (see notes on Prov 2:16 and 5:3; see also Prov 7:5). Deep pit: this may refer to a well or to the trap laid by a hunter (see Prov 5:22; 7:22-23).
