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Proverbs 3:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 3 · verse 21
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:Proverbs 3:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 3:21 in context
19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
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Key words (Strong's)
- departlûwzto turn asideH3868 →
- wisdomtûwshîyâhsupport or abilityH8454 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- keepnâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Solomon, having pronounced those happy who not only lay hold on wisdom, but retain her, here exhorts us therefore to retain her, assuring us that we ourselves shall have the comfort of doing so. I. The exhortation is, to have religion's rules always in view and always at heart, Pro 3:21. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-26