Psalms 135:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;”
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BSBPD
“They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 135:16 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 6:10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Matthew 13:14In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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