Proverbs 2:11 “Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,”

Proverbs 2:11

Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

World English Bible

Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

American Standard Version

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

Geneva Bible 1599

Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

Darby Translation

discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee:

Young's Literal Translation

Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

Bible in Basic English

Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

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Cross references

“Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:”

Proverbs 4:6 Ephesians 5:15 Psalm 25:21 Ecclesiastes 10:10 Psalm 119:9–11 Proverbs 6:22–24

Proverbs 4:6 · BSB

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.

Ephesians 5:15 · BSB

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

Psalm 25:21 · BSB

May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

Ecclesiastes 10:10 · BSB

If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

Psalm 119:9–11 · BSB

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

Proverbs 6:22–24 · BSB

When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,

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