Proverbs 2:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;

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  • Prov 4:6 : 6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you: love her, and she will keep you.
  • Ps 25:21 : 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait on You.
  • Prov 6:22-24 : 22 When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you awake, it shall talk with you. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
  • Eccl 10:10 : 10 If the iron is blunt, and he does not sharpen the edge, then he must put forth more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, 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 one remembered that same poor man. 16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
  • Ps 119:9-9 : 9 BETH. How shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. 10 With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments. 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1 My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:

    2 That you may keep discretion, and that your lips may preserve knowledge.

  • Prov 2:5-10
    6 verses
    81%

    5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.

    6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

    7 He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

    8 He guards the paths of justice and preserves the way of His saints.

    9 Then you will understand righteousness and judgment and equity; yes, every good path.

    10 When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasant to your soul;

  • Prov 3:21-23
    3 verses
    79%

    21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

    22 So they will be life to your soul, and grace to your neck.

    23 Then you will walk in your way safely, and your foot will not stumble.

  • Prov 2:12
    79%

    12 To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;

  • Prov 1:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

    3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

    4 To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

    5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel;

  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1 My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you;

    2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

    3 Yes, if you cry out for knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding;

  • Prov 4:5-7
    3 verses
    77%

    5 Get wisdom, get understanding: do not forget it; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.

    6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you: love her, and she will keep you.

    7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting, get understanding.

  • Prov 19:8
    76%

    8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 8:12
    75%

    12 I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

  • Prov 2:20
    75%

    20 That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 14:8
    75%

    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 6:22
    74%

    22 When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you awake, it shall talk with you.

  • Prov 3:4
    74%

    4 So you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 16:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

    22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be ready on your lips.

  • Prov 16:17
    74%

    17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 24:14
    73%

    14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul: when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 7:5
    73%

    5 That they may keep you from the strange woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.

  • Ps 121:7
    73%

    7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; he shall preserve your soul.

  • Prov 8:14
    73%

    14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

  • Prov 3:13
    73%

    13 Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gains understanding.

  • Prov 6:24
    73%

    24 To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

  • Job 12:12
    73%

    12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

  • Prov 4:13
    73%

    13 Take firm hold of instruction; do not let her go: keep her; for she is your life.

  • Eccl 8:5
    73%

    5 Whoever keeps the commandment shall feel no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment.

  • Prov 22:12
    73%

    12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.

  • Prov 14:15
    72%

    15 The simple believes every word, but the prudent man considers his steps carefully.

  • Prov 8:5
    72%

    5 O simple ones, understand wisdom; and you fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15 The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 1:33
    72%

    33 But whoever listens to me will live safely, and will be at ease from fear of evil.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15 Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Job 28:28
    72%

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

  • Eccl 7:12
    72%

    12 For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

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