New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 2:3-12
3For ifH518 you cryH7121 outH7121 for insightH998, And 1raiseH5414 your voiceH6963 for understandingH8394;4IfH518 you seekH1245 her as 2silverH3701 And searchH2664 for her as for 3hiddenH4301 treasuresH4301;5ThenH227 you will understandH995 the 4fearH3374 of the LordH3068, And discoverH4672 the knowledgeH1847 of GodH430.6For 5the LordH3068 givesH5414 wisdomH2451; From His mouthH6310 come knowledgeH1847 and understandingH8394.7He storesH6845 up soundH8454 wisdomH8454 for the uprightH3477; He is a 6shieldH4043 to those who walkH1980 in integrityH8537,8GuardingH5341 the pathsH734 of justiceH4941, And He 7watchesH8104 overH8104 the wayH1870 of His godlyH2623 onesH2623.9ThenH227 you will discernH995 8righteousnessH6664, justiceH4941, And integrityH4339, and everyH3605 9goodH2896 pathH4570.10For 10wisdomH2451 will enterH935 your heartH3820, And 11knowledgeH1847 will beH5276 delightfulH5276 to your soulH5315;11DiscretionH4209 will 12watchH8104 overH5921 you, UnderstandingH8394 will guardH5341 you,12To 13rescueH5337 you from the wayH1870 of evilH7451, From a personH376 who speaksH1696 14perverseH8419 thingsH8419;
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 2:3 Lit give ↩
- 2. Proverbs 2:4 Prov 3:14 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 2:4 Job 3:21; Matt 13:44 ↩
- 4. Proverbs 2:5 Prov 1:7 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 2:6 1 Kin 3:12; Job 32:8; James 1:5 ↩
- 6. Proverbs 2:7 Ps 84:11; Prov 30:5 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 2:8 1 Sam 2:9; Ps 66:9 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 2:9 Prov 8:20 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 2:9 Prov 4:18 ↩
- 10. Proverbs 2:10 Prov 14:33 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 2:10 Prov 22:18 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 2:11 Prov 4:6; 6:22 ↩
- 13. Proverbs 2:12 Prov 28:26 ↩
- 14. Proverbs 2:12 Prov 6:12 ↩
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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