Proverbs 2:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:”

Proverbs 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 2:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,”

Proverbs 2:11 — World English Bible

Proverbs 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:”

Proverbs 2:11 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,”

Proverbs 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee: ”

Proverbs 2:11 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,”

Proverbs 2:11 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 2:11 in Context — Proverbs 2

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

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What Does Proverbs 2:11 Mean?

Proverbs 2:11 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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