# Proverbs 2.9 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 7. He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity; 8. That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints. > > **9. Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.** > > 10. For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; 11. Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee: (Proverbs 2:7-11, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 7. He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity; 8. that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints. > > **9. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.** > > 10. For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11. Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you, (Proverbs 2:7-11, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 7. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 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: (Proverbs 2:7-11, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 7. Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly. 8. To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth. > > **9. Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness, every good path.** > > 10. For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant, 11. Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee, (Proverbs 2:7-11, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [G1253 - diakrisis](/codex/g1253-diakrisis/), via [Proverbs 2.1-9](/codex/proverbs-2-1-9/) - [H7585 - sheol](/codex/h7585-sheol/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.