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Proverbs 2:11

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 2:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
Proverbs 2:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
12To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
13Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
14Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Discretion shall preserve thee, etc.] Which wisdom or the Gospel gives, or the Lord by the means of it; for the Gospel makes a man wise and discreet in the business of salvation, and in his conduct and deportment; and the discretion it gives him will put him upon his guard, and direct him to watch against every error, and every false way. And so the words may be rendered, “discretion will watch over thee”; to keep thee from everything pernicious in doctrine and practice. The Septuagint version renders it, “good counsel”; which wisdom gives, and the Gospel is full of; and which, if attended to, is a means of the preservation of the saints; understanding shall keep thee; which is only the same…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Pro 4:6, Pro 6:22-24; Psa 25:21, Psa 119:9-11; Ecc 9:15-18, Ecc 10:10; Eph 5:15 Proverbs 2:12”
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