King James Version
Proverbs 2:9 in the King James Version says “Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.”
Proverbs 2:9 · KJV
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Then shalt thou understand”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
“righteousness”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
“and judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“and equity”
H4339evenness, i.e., (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adv
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“yea every good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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