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Proverbs 2:11 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep "
Proverbs 2:11
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Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
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Proverbs 2:1
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments"
Proverbs 2:2
"So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;"
Proverbs 2:3
"Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;"
Proverbs 2:4
"If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;"
Proverbs 2:5
"Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God."
Proverbs 2:6
"For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."
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