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Proverbs 2

Prov. 2:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Discretion
mzimmah (Hebrew #4209)
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
KJV usage: (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
Pronounce: mez-im-maw'
Origin: from 2161
shall preserve
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, understanding
tabuwn (Hebrew #8394)
or towbunah {to-boo-naw'}; from 995; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
KJV usage: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: taw-boon'
Origin: and (feminine) tbuwnah {teb-oo-naw'}
shall keep
natsar (Hebrew #5341)
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV usage: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Pronounce: naw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
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Prov. 4:6• 6Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee;{HR}Love her, and she shall preserve thee. (Prov. 4:6)
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Prov. 6:22‑24• 22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee;{HR}When thou sleepest, it shall keep thee;{HR}And [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
 23For the commandment [is] a lamp,{HR}And the law a light,{HR}And reproofs of instruction the way of life:
 24To keep thee from the evil woman,{HR}From the smoothness of the tongue of a strange woman. (Prov. 6:22‑24)
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Psa. 25:21• 21Integrity and uprightness shall preserve me,{HR}For I have waited for thee. (Psa. 25:21)
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Psa. 119:9‑11• 9By what shall a youth cleanse his path?{HR}By taking heed (to keep it) according to thy word.
 10With my whole heart have I sought thee;{HR}Let me not wander from thy commandments.
 11In my heart have I laid up thy saying,{HR}That I might not sin against thee. (Psa. 119:9‑11)
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Eccl. 9:15‑18• 15And there was found in it a poor wise man,{HR}And he by his wisdom delivered the city;{HR}Yet no man remembered that same poor man.
 16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength:{HR}Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised,{HR}And his words are not heard.
 17The words of the wise spoken in quiet{HR}Are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
 18Wisdom is better than weapons of war:{HR}But one sinner destroyeth much good. (Eccl. 9:15‑18)
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Eccl. 10:10• 10If the iron be blunt,{HR}And one do not whet the edge,{HR}Then must he apply more strength;{HR}But wisdom is profitable for success. (Eccl. 10:10)
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Eph. 5:15• 15See therefore how carefully ye walk, not as unwise but as wise, (Eph. 5:15)

J. N. Darby Translation

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discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee:

W. Kelly Translation

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Discretion shall watch over thee,{HR}Understanding shall keep thee:—