Proverbs 2:11
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
מְזִמָּה
mᵉzimmâh
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
נָצַר
nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
מְזִמָּה mᵉzimmâh
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
Study H4209 →נָצַר nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
Study H5341 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →Cross References
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
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