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 DomainASVPD
“Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 2:11 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
- Psalms 119:9How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
- Proverbs 4:6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
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