New King James Version
Proverbs 2:8
8He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints.
Proverbs 2:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
- New International Version (NIV)for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
- English Standard Version (ESV)guarding the paths of justice and watching over 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 stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. 9Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. 10When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
Read all of Proverbs 2Proverbs 2:8 word by word
לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חֲסִידָ֣יו יִשְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 2:8
- Proverbs 8:20I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
- Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- Psalms 23:3He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
- Psalms 121:5The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
- Isaiah 35:9No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there,
- Isaiah 49:9That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ “They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.
- John 10:28And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
- Proverbs 3:21My son, let them not depart from your eyes— Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
- Deuteronomy 33:3Yes, He loves the people; All His saints are in Your hand; They sit down at Your feet; Everyone receives Your words.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail.
- Psalms 37:23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
- Psalms 66:9Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
- Psalms 145:20The Lord preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
- Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.
- 1 Peter 1:5who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding 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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