Proverbs 2:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 30:5 : 5 Every word of God is pure: He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
  • Ps 144:2 : 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 28:18 : 18 Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
  • 1 Cor 1:19 : 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
  • Col 2:3 : 3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Jas 3:15-17 : 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 That the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for all good works.
  • 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
  • 1 Cor 2:6-7 : 6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing. 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their own craftiness.
  • Prov 8:14 : 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.
  • 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
  • Job 28:8 : 8 The lion's cubs have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:8-11
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    8He guards the paths of justice and preserves the way of His saints.

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

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

    11Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;

  • Prov 2:6
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    6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 2 Sam 22:31
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    31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a shield to all those who trust in him.

  • Ps 7:10
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    10My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart.

  • Eccl 7:11-12
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    11Wisdom is good with an inheritance, and by it there is profit to those who see the sun.

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

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.

  • Ps 84:11
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    11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7The way of the just is uprightness; You, most upright, weigh the path of the just.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Ps 18:30
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    30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tested: he is a shield to all those who trust in him.

  • Prov 1:3-5
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    3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

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

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

  • Ps 112:4
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    4Unto the upright, there arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, full of compassion, and righteous.

  • Prov 8:9
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    9They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

  • Ps 5:12
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    12For you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor, you will surround him as with a shield.

  • Ps 37:16-18
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    16A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

    18The LORD knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 30:5
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    5Every word of God is pure: He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 8:14
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    14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

  • Isa 33:6
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    6Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and strength of salvation; the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

  • Ps 11:7
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    7For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20He who deals wisely in a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men in the city.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

  • Prov 21:21
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    21He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.

  • Job 12:13
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    13With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Ps 92:15
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    15To show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

  • Prov 18:10
    70%

    10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous run into it, and are safe.

  • Prov 20:7
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    7The just man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he establishes them forever, and they are exalted.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gains understanding.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Ps 85:13
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    13Righteousness shall go before Him, and shall set us in the way of His steps.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

  • Prov 11:6
    69%

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.