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Proverbs 2:8
8for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
Proverbs 2:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
- English Standard Version (ESV)guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.
Context of Proverbs 2:8
6For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. 9Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. 10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
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לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חֲסִידָ֣יו יִשְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 2:8
- Proverbs 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
- Psalms 1:6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
- Psalms 23:3he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
- Psalms 121:5The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
- Isaiah 35:9No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there,
- Isaiah 49:9to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.
- John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
- Proverbs 3:21My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;
- Deuteronomy 33:3Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction,
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
- Psalms 37:23The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
- Psalms 66:9he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
- Psalms 145:20The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.
- 1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jude 1:24To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—
Commentaries on Proverbs 2:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8saints - The devout and God-fearing. Compare Psalm 85:8 etc. The occurrence of the word here, in a book that became more and more prominent as prophetic utterances ceased, probably helped to determine its application in the period of the Maccabean struggles to those who especially claimed for themselves the title of “devout” (Chasidim, the ̓͂ Asidaioiof 1 Maccabees 7:13).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Here, common sense is the natural understanding gained by listening to God's words and observing his world. God acts as a shield, guarding and protecting those who have a relationship with him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. keepeth ... way--God defends the right way, and those in it. saints--objects of favor (compare Psa 4:3, &c.). He guides and guards them.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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