Proverbs 2:11
good counsel shall guard you, and holy understanding shall keep you;
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
In Context
10For if wisdom shall come into your understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to your soul,
12to deliver you from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:22Whenever you walk, lead this along and let it be with you; that it may talk with you when you wake.
Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
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 →