Proverbs 2:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ *חסידו **חֲסִידָ֣יו יִשְׁמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

to-nəṣōr ʾārəḥôṯ mišpāṭ and-dеrеḵ ḥăsîḏāyw yišmōr

Grammar Details

• *nəṣōr*: verb, qal infinitive construct - to guard/keep
• *ʾārəḥôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - paths of
• *mišpāṭ*: noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment
• *dеrеḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - way of
• *ḥăsîḏāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his faithful ones/saints
• *yišmōr*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will guard/preserve

Word Meanings

• *nəṣōr*: guard/keep/watch/preserve
• *ʾārəḥôṯ*: paths/ways/roads
• *mišpāṭ*: justice/judgment/ordinance/right
• *dеrеḵ*: way/path/journey
• *ḥăsîḏāyw*: his faithful ones/his godly ones/his saints
• *yišmōr*: guard/keep/watch over/preserve

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
• Ps 66:9 : 9 Which holdeth{H8802)} our soul in life, and suffereth{H8804)} not our feet to be moved.
• Ps 145:20 : 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
• 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
• Prov 3:21-24 : 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
• Prov 8:20 : 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
• Isa 35:9 : 9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
• Isa 49:9-9 : 9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
• Jer 32:40-41 : 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
• John 10:28-29 : 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
• Ps 121:5-8 : 5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
• Deut 33:3 : 3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
• Deut 33:26-29 : 26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. 28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. 29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
• Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
• Ps 23:3 : 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
• Ps 37:23-24 : 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth{H8799)} in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down{H8714)}: for the LORD upholdeth{H8802)} him with his hand.
• Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh{H8799)} not his saints; they are preserved{H8738)} for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off{H8738)}.
• Ps 37:31 : 31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.