New English Translation
Proverbs 3:21
21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.
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; he established the heavens by understanding. 20By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew. My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion. 22So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck. 23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.
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 child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
- Deuteronomy 4:9Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,
- Joshua 1:8This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.
- John 8:31Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
- John 15:6If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and are burned up.
- Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- 1 John 2:24As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
- Proverbs 2:7He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,
- Deuteronomy 32:46he said to them, “Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully 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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