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Proverbs 2:7

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

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous. "He layeth up" as a "hid treasure," in order to call forth sedulous "searching" on our part (Proverbs 2:4). "Sound wisdom" [ tuwshiyaah (H8454)] - literally, essence, real being; hence, essential, substantial - i:e., real solid wisdom, as contrasted with the vanities of worldly science, gain, and pleasure, which are not substantial, and have no stability, solidity, or permanence (cf. Proverbs 8:14). "The righteous" - Hebrew [ yªshaariym (H3477)], the upright. It is not for all, but only for those who with sincerity and uprightness seek Him, that He "lays up sound and solid wisdom."

(He is) a buckler to them that walk uprightly - Hebrew [ tom (H8537)], perfectly - i:e., with integrity (Psalms 15:2; Psalms 84:11; Isaiah 33:15).

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See also Proverbs 2:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 2:7. _HE LAYETH UP SOUND WISDOM_] תושיה _tushiyah_. We have met with this word in Job; see Job 5:12; Job 6:13; Job 11:6;...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SOUND WISDOM - “Soundness,” an idea which passes on into that of health and safety. Compare “sound doctrine” in 1 Timothy 1:10; 2 Timothy 4:3....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The pursuit of wisdom and its results (Proverbs 2:1)_ 2. Preservation from the evil man and the strange woman (Proverbs 2:10) 3. The path of the righteous (Proverbs 2:20)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER 2 TEXT Proverbs 2:1-9 1. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; 2. So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; 3....

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _יִצְפֹּ֣ן_† לַ֭ † יְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:5 The first benefit of wisdom is that one WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD. This knowledge is possible only because the Lord gives it to the UPRIGHT. Whil

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 2:7. SOUND WISDOM. Miller translates this word “_something stable_.” It is used but twelve times in Scripture; in Job 5:12, it is translated “enterprise,” but the rendering g...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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