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Proverbs 2:8 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 2 · verse 8
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.Proverbs 2:8 · King James Version
Proverbs 2:8 in context
6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
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;
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Key words (Strong's)
- preservethshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- keepethnâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- pathsʼôracha well-trodden roadH734 →
- waydereka roadH1870 →
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Job had asked, long before this, Where shall wisdom be found? Whence cometh wisdom? (Job 28:12, Job 28:20) and he had given this general answer (v. 23), God knoweth the place of it; but Solomon here goes further, and tells us both where we may find it and how we may get it. We are here told, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9