The Meaning of Proverbs 2:7 Explained

Proverbs 2:7

KJV: He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

YLT: Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

Darby: He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

ASV: He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 2:7?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 2:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 2:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 2:7?

What is the context of Proverbs 2:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He layeth up {08675;06845:08804} sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

What does Proverbs 2:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 2:1-22 - Wisdom Guards From Evil

Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its treasures. Understanding, Proverbs 2:2-3; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 2:9; Proverbs 2:11. If wisdom is a moral quality, leading to intuitive knowledge, understanding may be taken to include something of a prophetic strain. Understanding gathers up and makes use of the results of observation and experience, whether of oneself or of others.

Notice also the word walk, Proverbs 2:7; Proverbs 2:13; way, Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 2:12-13; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 2:20; paths, Proverbs 2:8; Proverbs 2:13; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 2:18-20. See how eager the Divine Teacher is (l) to deliver the unwary from the way of the evil man, Proverbs 2:12, and from the way of the evil woman, Proverbs 2:16; and (2) to direct the feet of the young into the ways of the good and into the paths of the righteous, Proverbs 2:20. The path of safety and permanence is that in which we are perpetually conscious of the presence of the Master, Christ. He is the unseen companion of the soul in its difficult and perilous pilgrimage; and we may, in that companionship, appropriate the buckler of Proverbs 2:7, the integrity of Proverbs 2:8, and the stability of Proverbs 2:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 2

¹ wisdom promises godliness to her children
¹⁰ and safety from evil company
²⁰ and direction in good ways

What do the individual words in Proverbs 2:7 mean?

- He stores up for the upright sound wisdom [He is] a shield to those who walk uprightly

[וצפן] (יִצְפֹּ֣ן) לַ֭יְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְהֹ֣לְכֵי תֹֽם

[וצפן]	-
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֲבַד Sense: to perish, vanish.
(יִצְפֹּ֣ן)	He stores up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: צָפַן Sense: to hide, treasure, treasure or store up.
לַ֭יְשָׁרִים	for the upright
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine plural Root: יָשָׁר Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה	sound wisdom
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: תּוּשִׁיָּה Sense: wisdom, sound knowledge, success, sound or efficient wisdom, abiding success.
מָ֝גֵ֗ן	[He is] a shield
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: מָגֵן Sense: shield, buckler.
לְהֹ֣לְכֵי	to those who walk
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
תֹֽם	uprightly
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: תֹּם Sense: integrity, completeness.

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