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English Standard Version

The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.

Proverbs 20:12

Jesus said to the man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.

Mark 7:34-35

Proverbs 20 (English Standard Version)

9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin”?
10 Unequal weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
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.
13 Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance of costly stones,
but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

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Mark 7 (English Standard Version)

31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis.
32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him.
33 And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue.
34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him,
“Ephphatha,”
that is,
“Be opened.”
35 And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.
36 And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.
37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

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The Lord made our ears to hear and our eyes to see.

Proverbs 20:12

Jesus said to the deaf man who also could not speak properly, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Open!” The man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was gone, and he began speaking properly.

Mark 7:34-35

Proverbs 20 (Free Bible Version)

9 Who can claim, “I've made sure my conscience is clean; I've purified myself from sin”?
10 The Lord hates both dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
11 Even children reveal what they're like by what they do, whether their actions are good and right.
12 The Lord made our ears to hear and our eyes to see.
13 If you love sleeping you'll become poor. Wake up and get busy, and you'll have plenty to eat.
14 “It's really rubbish,” says the one buying, but afterwards goes and boasts to others about making a good deal.
15 There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.

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Mark 7 (Free Bible Version)

31 Leaving the region of Tyre, Jesus passed through Sidon and then on to the Sea of Galilee and the territory of the Ten Cities.
32 There they brought him a deaf man who also could not speak properly. They asked Jesus to touch the man with his hand and heal him.
33 After Jesus took him aside from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers in the deaf man's ears. Then he touched the man's tongue with spit.
34 Jesus looked up to heaven and with a sigh he said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Open!”
35 The man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was gone, and he began speaking properly.
36 Jesus gave strict orders not to tell anyone, but the more he said this, the more they spread the news.
37 They were totally amazed and said, “Everything he does is marvelous. He even makes the deaf hear, and the dumb speak.”

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