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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 will keep the feet of his saints,{HR}And the wicked shall be silent in darkness;{HR}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 way of righteousness,{HR}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;{HR}But the way of the wicked shall perish. (Psa. 1:6)
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Psa. 23:3• 3He restoreth my soul;{HR}He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. (Psa. 23:3)
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Psa. 121:5‑8• 5Jehovah [is] thy keeper;{HR}Jehovah [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.
 6By day the sun shall not smite thee,{HR}Nor moon by night.
 7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil,{HR}He will keep thy soul.
 8Jehovah will keep thy going out,{HR}And thy coming in, henceforth and forever. (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, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] on all bare heights.
 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 in no wise ever perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.
 29My Father who hath given me [them] is greater than all; and no one is able to 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;{HR}Keep true counsel and discretion:
 22So shall they be life to thy soul,{HR}And grace to thy neck.
 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely,{HR}And thy foot shall not stumble.
 24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid,{HR}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:{HR}All his saints are in thy hand;{HR}And they sat down at thy feet,{HR}Each receive thy decisions.
 26There is none like the God of Jeshurun,{HR}Riding the heavens for thy help,{HR}And for his excellency the skies.
 27The God of ages is a refuge,{HR}And underneath the everlasting arms;{HR}And he shall drive away the enemy from thy presence,{HR}And say, Destroy!
 28Israel dwelleth in safety,{HR}The fountain of Jacob on a land of corn and new wine;{HR}His heavens also drop down dew.
 29Happy thou, O Israel: who is like thee,{HR}O people saved by Jehovah, the shield of thy help,{HR}And who is the sword of thy excellency!{HR}And thy enemies shall lie to thee;{HR}And thou shalt tread on their high places. (Deut. 33:3,26‑29)
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1 Sam. 2:9• 9He will keep the feet of his saints,{HR}And the wicked shall be silent in darkness;{HR}For by strength shall no man prevail. (1 Sam. 2:9)
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Psa. 37:23‑24,28,31• 23By Jehovah the steps of a man are established,{HR}And he delighteth in his way.
 24If he falleth, he is not cast down;{HR}For Jehovah upholdeth his hand.
 28For Jehovah loveth justice{HR}And forsaketh not his holy ones;{HR}They are preserved forever,{HR}But the seed of the wicked is cut off.
 31The law of his God [is] in his heart;{HR}None of his steps slip. (Psa. 37:23‑24,28,31)
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Psa. 66:9• 9Who setteth our soul in the life{HR}And hath not given our foot to be moved. (Psa. 66:9)
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Psa. 145:20• 20Jehovah keepeth all that love him,{HR}And all the wicked he will 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 turn away from them to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
 41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. (Jer. 32:40‑41)
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1 Peter 1:5• 5that are being guarded by God's power through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in a last season. (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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Guarding the paths of just judgment{HR}And keeping the way of his saints.