Proverbs 2:7
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
BSB
ASV
He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
KJV
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Sound wisdom - “Soundness,” an idea which passes on into that of health and safety. Compare “sound doctrine” in 1Ti 1:10; 2Ti 4:3.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
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Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
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1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
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Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
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Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
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As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.