Proverbs 2:10
8 to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
11 Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
- KJV
- When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
- WEB
- For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- ASV
- For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
- DARBY
- When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,
- BLB
- For wisdom will enter into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- ÅB
- For visdom skal komme i ditt hjerte, og kunnskap skal glede din sjel;
- OTB
- For visdom vil fylle ditt hjerte, og kunnskap vil bringe glede til din sjel.
- B1930
- For visdom skal komme i ditt hjerte, og kunnskap skal glede din sjel;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
Read in contextColossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Read in contextJob 23:12
I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Read in contextProverbs 24:13–14
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Read in contextPsalms 104:34
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 19:10
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Read in contextProverbs 18:1–2
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
Read in contextPsalms 119:162
I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
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