Proverbs 2:11

American Standard Version (1901)

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:6 : 6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
  • Ps 25:21 : 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
  • Prov 6:22-24 : 22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; And the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.
  • Eccl 10:10 : 10 If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
  • Eccl 9:15-18 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.
  • Ps 119:9-9 : 9 BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

    2That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

  • Prov 2:5-10
    6 verses
    81%

    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

    6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:

    7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;

    8That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

    9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.

    10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

  • Prov 3:21-23
    3 verses
    79%

    21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

    22So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

    23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.

  • Prov 2:12
    79%

    12To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

  • Prov 1:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

    3To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;

    4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

    5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

    2So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

    3Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

  • Prov 4:5-7
    3 verses
    77%

    5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

    6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

    7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

  • Prov 19:8
    76%

    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 8:12
    75%

    12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.

  • Prov 2:20
    75%

    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 14:8
    75%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 6:22
    74%

    22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  • Prov 3:4
    74%

    4So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 16:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

    22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

  • Prov 16:17
    74%

    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

  • Prov 24:14
    73%

    14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 7:5
    73%

    5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

  • Ps 121:7
    73%

    7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.

  • Prov 8:14
    73%

    14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.

  • Prov 3:13
    73%

    13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

  • Prov 6:24
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    24To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.

  • Job 12:12
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    12With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.

  • Prov 4:13
    73%

    13Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.

  • Eccl 8:5
    73%

    5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

  • Prov 22:12
    73%

    12The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

  • Prov 14:15
    72%

    15The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

  • Prov 8:5
    72%

    5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 1:33
    72%

    33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Job 28:28
    72%

    28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

  • Eccl 7:12
    72%

    12For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.