Proverbs Chapter 2

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“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” (Prov 2:10-12).

In Psalm 2, Solomon pleads with his son to receive his words and “hide my commandments with thee” (v.1) and, in so doing, follow the path of wisdom, which leads to understanding and fear of the Lord. (I wrote a post specifically related to “The Fear of the Lord”, which you can read by following the link.) Solomon lists the benefits of allowing wisdom to enter the heart and knowledge to become pleasant to the soul (v.10):

1. “Discretion shall preserve thee” (v.11a).
2. “Understanding shall keep thee” (v.11b).
3. Deliverance from the evil man (v.12).
4. Walking in the way of good men and keeping to the right path (v.20).
5. Dwelling in the good land (v.21).

Works Cited

Henry, Matthew. “Proverbs 2.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

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