New Living Translation
Proverbs 2:10
10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
Proverbs 2:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
- New International Version (NIV)For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
- New King James Version (NKJV)When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
Context of Proverbs 2:10
8He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him. 9Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. 11Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. 12Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.
Read all of Proverbs 2Proverbs 2:10 word by word
כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 2:10
- Proverbs 18:1Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.
- Proverbs 24:13My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
- Job 23:12I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food.
- Psalms 19:10They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.
- Psalms 104:34May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
- Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.
- Jeremiah 15:16When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
- Colossians 3:16Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
Commentaries on Proverbs 2:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Another picture of the results of living in the fear of the Lord. Not that to which it leads a man, but that from which it saves him, is brought into view. Notice also that it is one thing for wisdom to find entrance into the soul, another to be welcomed as a “pleasant” guest.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will preserve, both against corruptions within and temptations without. The ways of sin are ways of darkness, uncomfortable and unsafe: what fools are those who leave the plain, pleasant, lightsome paths of uprightness, to walk in such ways! They take pleasure…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Wisdom will enter your heart and become a key part of your life. Instead of sometimes doing wise things, a wise person always makes wise choices. Knowledge brings joy because it helps people live well.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. Idea of Pr 2:9, amplified; on terms, compare Pr 2:2 and Pr 2:4.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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