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Proverbs 2:11

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Discretion shall watch over thee, understanding shall keep thee:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Discretion, shall watch over thee, understanding, shall preserve thee:—
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Discretion shall preserue thee, vnderstanding shall keepe thee:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Intelligence shall preserve you, and the understanding of the pious men shall deliver you;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— good counsel shall guard thee, and holy understanding shall keep thee;
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Discretion 4209
{4209} Prime
מְזִמָּה
m@zimmah
{mez-im-maw'}
From H2161; a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity).
shall preserve 8104
{8104} Prime
שָׁמַר
shamar
{shaw-mar'}
A primitive root; properly to hedge about (as with thorns), that is, guard; generally to protect, attend to, etc.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
thee, understanding 8394
{8394} Prime
תָּבוּן
tabuwn
{taw-boon'}
The second and third forms being feminine; from H0995; intelligence; by implication an argument; by extension caprice.
shall keep 5341
{5341} Prime
נָצַר
natsar
{naw-tsar'}
A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
thee:
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 2:10-11.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 2:10-22.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Proverbs 2:11

(f) Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

(f) The word of God will guide you, and teach you how to govern yourself.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Proverbs 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Proverbs 6:22-24 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. ... To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Psalms 25:21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Psalms 119:9-11 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. ... Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Ecclesiastes 9:15-18 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. ... Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom [is] profitable to direct.
Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ps 25:21; 119:9. Pv 4:6; 6:22. Ec 9:15; 10:10. Ep 5:15.

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