Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
In Context
4A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.
Job 31:4Does he not see my ways, and are not my steps all numbered?
Psalms 33:13The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;
Jeremiah 16:17For my eyes are on all their ways: there is no cover for them from my face, and their evil-doing is not kept secret from my eyes.
Jeremiah 32:19Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:3
2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. Note, 1. A good heart by the tongue becomes very useful. He that has knowledge is not only to enjoy it, for his own entertainment, but to use it, to use it aright, for the edification of others; and it is the tongue that must make use of it in pious profitable discourse, in giving suitable and seasonable instructions, counsels, and comforts, with all possible expressions of humility and love, and then knowledge is used… Read the whole commentary →