Proverbs 2:8

Proverbs chapter 2 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

Context

v.7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He isa shield to them that walk in integrity;

v.8This passage

v.9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.

Cross references

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

  • Proverbs 3:21

    My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Jeremiah 32:40

    and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

  • Psalms 37:23

    A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.

  • John 10:28

    and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

  • Isaiah 35:9

    No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

  • Psalms 66:9

    Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.