Proverbs 2:11
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:”
תָּבוּן
Understanding, insight, discernment. Tabuwn. His understanding is unsearchable. God sees what no human eye can see and understands what no human mind can grasp.
שָׁמַר
it will watch
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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עַל
over/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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נָצַר
it will preserve/ you
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נָצַר
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
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מְזִמָּה
discretion
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מְזִמָּה
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
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