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Proverbs 2:10-11 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 2 · verses 10–11
10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:Proverbs 2:10-11 · King James Version
Proverbs 2:10-11 in context
8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
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Key words (Strong's)
- understandingtâbûwnintelligenceH8394 →
- Discretionmᵉzimmâha plan, usually evil , sometimes goodH4209 →
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- enterethbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- pleasantnâʻêmto be agreeableH5276 →
- preserveshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if it enriched us with all the wealth of the world. 2. What good use we should make of the wisdom God gives us;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-22