God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 3:21
21My son, do not lose sight of these things. Use priceless wisdom and foresight.
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
19By Wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth. By understanding he established the heavens. 20By his knowledge the deep waters were divided, and the skies dropped dew. My son, do not lose sight of these things. Use priceless wisdom and foresight. 22Then they will mean life for you, and they will grace your neck. 23Then you will go safely on your way, and you will not hurt your foot.
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:21 word by word
בְּ֭נִי אַל־יָלֻ֣זוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ נְצֹ֥ר תֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗ה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:21
- Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teachings, and keep my commands in mind,
- Deuteronomy 4:9However, be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you don’t forget the things which you have seen with your own eyes. Don’t let them fade from your memory as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Deuteronomy 6:6Take to heart these words that I give you today.
- Joshua 1:8Never stop reciting these teachings. You must think about them night and day so that you will faithfully do everything written in them. Only then will you prosper and succeed.
- John 8:31So Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples.
- John 15:6Whoever doesn’t live in me is thrown away like a branch and dries up. Branches like this are gathered, thrown into a fire, and burned.
- Hebrews 2:1For this reason we must pay closer attention to what we have heard. Then we won’t drift away ⌞from the truth⌟.
- 1 John 2:24Make sure that the message you heard from the beginning lives in you. If that message lives in you, you will also live in the Son and in the Father.
- Proverbs 2:7He has reserved priceless wisdom for decent people. He is a shield for those who walk in integrity
- Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Pay attention to all these warnings I’ve given you today. Then you will command your children to faithfully obey every word of these teachings.
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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