Proverbs 2:8

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Proverbs 2:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

8 to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.

10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

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Proverbs 8:20

I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

Psalms 1:6

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalms 23:3

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

Psalms 121:5

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.

Psalms 121:6

The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

Psalms 121:7

The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.

Psalms 121:8

The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.

Isaiah 35:9

No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.

Isaiah 49:9

to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.

Isaiah 49:10

They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

John 10:28

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

John 10:29

My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.

Proverbs 3:22

They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

Proverbs 3:23

Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.

Proverbs 3:24

When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—

Deuteronomy 33:26

“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

1 Samuel 2:9

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Psalms 37:23

The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

Psalms 37:24

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Psalms 37:28

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalms 37:31

The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.

Psalms 66:9

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

Psalms 145:20

The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

Jeremiah 32:40

I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.

Jeremiah 32:41

Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

1 Peter 1:5

who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Jude 1:24

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—