Proverbs 2:11

← Proverbs 2:10	Proverbs 2:11 (KJV)	Proverbs 2:12 →
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;	Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:	To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh froward things;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Discretion^H4209 shall preserve^H8104 thee, understanding^H8394 shall keep^H5341 thee:

Original Hebrew

מְזִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ תְּבוּנָה תִנְצְרֶכָּה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
מְ֭זִמָּה	Me.zi.mah	H4209	HNcfsa	discretion
תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר	tish.Mor	H8104	HVqi3fs	it will watch
עָלֶ֗י/ךָ	'a.Lei./kha	H5921	HR/Sp2ms	over/ you
תְּבוּנָ֥ה	te.vu.Nah	H8394	HNcfsa	understanding
תִנְצְרֶֽ/כָּה	tin.tze.Re./kah	H5341	HVqi3fs/Sp2ms	it will preserve/ you

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H4209 — מְזִמָּה (mᵉzimmâh, mez-im-maw'): from זָמַם; a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity); (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
H5341 — נָצַר (nâtsar, naw-tsar'): a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.); besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; 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).
H8394 — תָּבוּן (tâbûwn, taw-boon'): and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה; or תּוֹבֻנָה; from בִּין; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice; discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: PRUDENCE-RASHNESS
Torrey’s: ALLIANCE AND SOCIETY WITH THE ENEMIES OF GOD, CHASTITY
Nave’s: CHASTITY, COMPANY, RIGHTEOUS, RIGHTEOUSNESS, TEMPTATION, WISDOM, YOUNG MEN

No content yet

No content yet

Bible › Proverbs › Proverbs 2 › Verse 11