Proverbs 2:11
Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
In Context
10If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
12That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
Cross References
Proverbs 6:22When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.
Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
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 →