Proverbs 2:11

Proverbs 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
• New International Version (NIV)Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you,

Context of Proverbs 2:11

9Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. 10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. 12Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted. 13These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.

Proverbs 2:11 word by word

מְ֭זִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Discretionמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• shall preserveשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• thee, understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
• shall keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341

Cross-references for Proverbs 2:11

• Proverbs 4:6Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you.
• Proverbs 6:22When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you.
• Psalms 25:21May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.
• Psalms 119:9How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.
• Ecclesiastes 9:15A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.
• Ecclesiastes 10:10Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.
• Ephesians 5:15So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.

Commentaries on Proverbs 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Discretion shall preserve thee - מזמה mezimmah . See on Proverbs 1:4; (note). Here the word is taken in a good sense, a good device. The man invents purposes of good; and all his schemes, plans, and devices, have for their object God's glory and the good of man: he deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things he shall stand. Coverdale translates, "Then shall Counsel preserve thee." A very good translation, much better than the present.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. 1-22The father advises his son to seek wisdom. It will protect him from bad people and the risks of unfaithful women. The son should pursue wisdom, knowing it is a gift from God.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

Topics related to Proverbs 2:11

• Chastity
• Company
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Temptation
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

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