Proverbs 2:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 2:11 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
  2. Psalms 119:9How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
  3. Proverbs 4:6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
  4. Proverbs 6:22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
  5. Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
  6. Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
  7. Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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