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Proverbs 2

Prov. 2:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He keepeth
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
the paths
'orach (Hebrew #734)
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
KJV usage: manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
Pronounce: o'-rakh
Origin: from 732
of judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
, and preserveth
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
r the way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
of his saints
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
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1 Sam. 2:9• 9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (1 Sam. 2:9)
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Jude 24• 24But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you with exultation blameless before his glory, (Jude 24)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 8:20• 20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: (Prov. 8:20)
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Psa. 1:6• 6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. (Psa. 1:6)
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Psa. 23:3• 3He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. (Psa. 23:3)
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Psa. 121:5‑8• 5Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand;
 6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
 7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul.
 8Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth and for evermore. (Psa. 121:5‑8)
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Isa. 35:9• 9No lion shall be there, nor shall ravenous beast go up thereon, nor be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there. (Isa. 35:9)
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Isa. 49:9‑10• 9saying to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pasture shall be on all bare hills.
 10They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them. (Isa. 49:9‑10)
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John 10:28‑29• 28and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.
 29My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father. (John 10:28‑29)
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Prov. 3:21‑24• 21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
 22so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
 24when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet. (Prov. 3:21‑24)
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Deut. 33:3,26‑29• 3Yea, he loveth the peoples, All his saints are in thy hand, And they sit down at thy feet; Each receiveth of thy words.
 26There is none like unto the *God of Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens to thy help, And in his majesty, upon the clouds.
 27Thy refuge is the God of old, And underneath are the eternal arms; And he shall drive out the enemy from before thee, And shall say, Destroy them!
 28And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew.
 29Happy art thou, Israel! Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thine excellency? And thine enemies shall come cringing to thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places. (Deut. 33:3,26‑29)
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1 Sam. 2:9• 9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (1 Sam. 2:9)
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Psa. 37:23‑24,28,31• 23The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:
 24though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.
 28for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
 31the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide. (Psa. 37:23‑24,28,31)
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Psa. 66:9• 9Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. (Psa. 66:9)
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Psa. 145:20• 20Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked will he destroy. (Psa. 145:20)
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Jer. 32:40‑41• 40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not draw back from them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their heart, that they may not turn aside from me.
 41And I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land with my whole heart and with my whole soul. (Jer. 32:40‑41)
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1 Peter 1:5• 5who are kept guarded by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter 1:5)
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Jude 24• 24But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you with exultation blameless before his glory, (Jude 24)
• It is not so much “holding the truth,” as being held by that truth. Between the two states there is a vast difference. (“Proverbs Two” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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guarding the paths of just judgment and keeping the way of his godly onesg.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "saints"; chasid, see Ps. 30.4.