Proverbs 2:10

Proverbs 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
• New International Version (NIV)For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
• New King James Version (NKJV)When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

Context of Proverbs 2:10

8He guards the paths of justice; And He preserves the way of His saints (believers). 9Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance] And integrity and every good path. For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heart And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11Discretion will watch over you, Understanding and discernment will guard you, 12To keep you from the way of evil and the evil man, From the man who speaks perverse things;

Proverbs 2:10 word by word

כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• enterethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• is pleasantנָעֵםnâ‛êm · be pleasantH5276
• unto thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315

Cross-references for Proverbs 2:10

• Proverbs 18:1He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
• Proverbs 24:13My son, eat honey, because it is good, And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
• Psalms 19:10They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
• Psalms 104:34May my meditation be sweet and pleasing to Him; As for me, I will rejoice and be glad in the Lord.
• Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
• Colossians 3:16Let the [spoken] word of Christ have its home within you [dwelling in your heart and mind—permeating every aspect of your being] as you teach [spiritual things] and admonish and train one another with all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Commentaries on Proverbs 2:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Another picture of the results of living in the fear of the Lord. Not that to which it leads a man, but that from which it saves him, is brought into view. Notice also that it is one thing for wisdom to find entrance into the soul, another to be welcomed as a “pleasant” guest.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will preserve, both against corruptions within and temptations without. The ways of sin are ways of darkness, uncomfortable and unsafe: what fools are those who leave the plain, pleasant, lightsome paths of uprightness, to walk in such ways! They take pleasure…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Wisdom will enter your heart and become a key part of your life. Instead of sometimes doing wise things, a wise person always makes wise choices. Knowledge brings joy because it helps people live well.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. Idea of Pr 2:9, amplified; on terms, compare Pr 2:2 and Pr 2:4.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 2:10

• Chastity
• Knowledge
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Temptation
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings