Proverbs Chapter 2 verse 11 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 2:11

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
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BBE Proverbs 2:11

Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;
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DARBY Proverbs 2:11

discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee:
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KJV Proverbs 2:11

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
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WBT Proverbs 2:11


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WEB Proverbs 2:11

Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
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YLT Proverbs 2:11

Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,
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Proverbs 2 : 11 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - Discretion shall preserve thee. Discretion (מְזַמָּת m'zimoth), as in Proverbs 1:4, is the outward manifestation of wisdom; it tests what is uncertain, and avoids danger (Hitzig). The word carries with it the idea of reflection or consideration (see Proverbs 3:21; Proverbs 5:2; Proverbs 8:12) The LXX. reads, βουλὴ καλή, "good counsel;" and the Vulgate, concilium. Shall preserve thee. The idea of protection and guarding, which is predicated of Jehovah in ver. 8, is here transferred to discretion and understanding, which to some extent are put forward as personifications. Understanding (תְבוּנָה, t'vunah), as in Proverbs 2:11; the power of distinguishing and separating, and, in the case of conflicting interests, to decide on the best. Shall keep; i.e. keep safe, or in the sense of watching over or guarding. The two verbs "to preserve" (שָׁמַר shamar) and "to keep" (נָצַר, natsar), LXX. τήρειν, occur together again in Proverbs 4:6.

Ellicott's Commentary