Proverbs 2:11
Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
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Referenced Verses
- 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.
- 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.
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1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
2That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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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 1:2-54 verses77%
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:
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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;
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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.
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14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
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12The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
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5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
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15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
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15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.