Proverbs 2:11
Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
In Context
10For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;
12Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
Cross References
Psalms 119:9BETH How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.
Proverbs 6:22In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.
Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →