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Proverbs 3:21
21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
Proverbs 3:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
- New International Version (NIV)My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;
- English Standard Version (ESV)My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion,
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, let them not depart from your eyes— Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
Context of Proverbs 3:21
19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. 20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew. My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment. 22They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. 23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:21 word by word
בְּ֭נִי אַל־יָלֻ֣זוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ נְצֹ֥ר תֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗ה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:21
- Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
- Joshua 1:8This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
- John 8:31So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
- John 15:6If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- 1 John 2:24As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
- Proverbs 2:7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
Commentaries on Proverbs 3:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Let not them depart from thine eyes - Never forget that God, who is the author of nature, directs and governs it in all things; for it is no self-determining agent. Keep sound wisdom and discretion - ומזמה תושיה tushiyah umezimmah . We have met with both these words before. Tushiyah is the essence or substance of a thing; mezimmah is the resolution or purpose formed in reference to something good or excellent. To acknowledge God as the author of all good…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Let not them depart - i. e., The wisdom and discretion of the following clause. Keep thine eye on them, as one who watches over priceless treasures.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-26Verses 21-26 Let us not suffer Christ's words to depart from us, but keep sound wisdom and discretion; then shall we walk safely in his ways. The natural life, and all that belongs to it, shall be under the protection of God's providence; the spiritual life, and all its interests, under the protection of his grace, so that we shall be kept from falling into sin or trouble.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-26This passage lists the benefits of common sense and discernment, which come from wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. sound wisdom--(compare Pr 2:7). let ... eyes--that is, these words of instruction.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 3
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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