King James Version

What Does Proverbs 2:10 Mean?

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Context

8

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

9

Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

10

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

11

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

12

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

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Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(10) **When wisdom **. . .—Rather to be taken as an explanation of the preceding, *For wisdom will enter, *&c

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

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