Proverbs 2:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 2:6

4 ^aIf you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

5 ^aThen you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.

6 ^aFor the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;

7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
^aHe is a shield to those who walk uprightly;

8 He guards the paths of justice,
And ^apreserves the way of His saints.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.

10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

11 Discretion will preserve you;
^aUnderstanding will keep you,

12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,

13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To ^awalk in the ways of darkness;

14 ^aWho rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;

15 ^aWhose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;

16 To deliver you from ^athe immoral woman,
^bFrom the seductress who flatters with her words,

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 2:6

American Standard Version
For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth `cometh' knowledge and understanding:

Amplified® Bible
For the Lord gives skillful {and} godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Contemporary English Version
All wisdom comes from the LORD, and so do common sense and understanding.

Darby English Version
For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.

Good News Bible
It is the LORD who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding.

King James Version
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

New American Standard Bible
For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth {come} knowledge and understanding.

New International Version
For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

New King James Version
For the LORD gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Revised Standard Version
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Young's Literal Translation
For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

New English Translation
For¹ the Lord gives² wisdom, and from his mouth³ comes⁴ knowledge and understanding.