Devine Scripture

Proverbs 2:11

Proverbs chapter 2 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

Context

v.10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

v.11This passage

v.12To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:10

    If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

  • Proverbs 6:22

    When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:15

    Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

  • Ephesians 5:15

    Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

  • Psalms 119:9

    Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

  • Proverbs 4:6

    Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.