Proverbs 2:7

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He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 30:5 : 5 Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
  • Ps 144:2 : 2 who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
  • Prov 28:18 : 18 The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.
  • 1 Cor 1:19 : 19 For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.”
  • Col 2:3 : 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Jas 3:15-17 : 15 Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.
  • 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
  • 1 Cor 2:6-7 : 6 Wisdom from God Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing. 7 Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.
  • 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
  • Prov 8:14 : 14 Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me; I possess understanding and might.
  • 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
  • Job 28:8 : 8 Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:8-11
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    8to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 2:6
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    6For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 2 Sam 22:31
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    31The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

  • Ps 7:10
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    10The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.

  • Eccl 7:11-12
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    11Wisdom Can Lengthen One’s Life Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.

    12For wisdom provides protection, just as money provides protection. But the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Ps 84:11
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    11For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Ps 18:30
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    30The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

  • Prov 1:3-5
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    3To receive moral instruction in skillful living, with righteousness, justice, and equity.

    4To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, a discerning plan to the young person.

    5(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

  • Ps 112:4
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    4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

  • Prov 8:9
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    9All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

  • Ps 5:12
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    12Certainly you reward the godly, LORD. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor.

  • Ps 37:16-18
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

    18The LORD watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 30:5
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    5Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 8:14
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    14Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me; I possess understanding and might.

  • Isa 33:6
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    6He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.

  • Ps 11:7
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    7Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom Needed Because No One is Truly Righteous Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.

  • Prov 21:21
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    21The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8The one who acquires understanding loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

  • Job 12:13
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    13“With God are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Ps 92:15
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    15So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair.

  • Prov 18:10
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    10The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

  • Prov 20:7
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    7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Ps 85:13
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    13Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

  • Prov 11:6
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    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.