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Proverbs 2:9
9Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance] And integrity and every good path.
Proverbs 2:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
- New International Version (NIV)Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path.
Context of Proverbs 2:9
7He stores away sound wisdom for the righteous [those who are in right standing with Him]; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity [those of honorable character and moral courage], 8He guards the paths of justice; And He preserves the way of His saints (believers). Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance] And integrity and every good path. 10For [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,
Read all of Proverbs 2Proverbs 2:9 word by word
אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין צֶ֣דֶק וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים כָּל־מַעְגַּל־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 2:9
- Proverbs 1:2To know [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction; To discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight,
- Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
- Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.
- Psalms 119:99I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word], For Your testimonies are my meditation.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For I trust in You. Teach me the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.
- Isaiah 35:8A highway will be there, and a roadway; And it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed]; And fools will not wander on it.
- Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says, “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit (benefit), Who leads you in the way that you should go.
- Jeremiah 6:16Thus says the Lord, “Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is; then walk in it, And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- Matthew 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it.
- John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
Commentaries on Proverbs 2:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Then shalt thou understand - He who is taught of God understands the whole law of justice, mercy, righteousness, and truth; God has written this on his heart. He who understands these things by books only is never likely to practice or profit by them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22The father advises his son to seek wisdom. It will protect him from bad people and the risks of unfaithful women. The son should pursue wisdom, knowing it is a gift from God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Then--emphatic, in such a case. righteousness ... path--all parts of duty to God and man.Read the comment
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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
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