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Proverbs 3:21
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Maintain sound wisdom and discretion.My son, don’t lose sight of them.
My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion,
My child, hold on to wisdom and good sense. Don't let them out of your sight.
My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.
My son, let them not escape from your sight, But keep sound wisdom and discretion,
My son, see that they do not escape from your sight; Comply with sound wisdom and discretion,
My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
My son, let them not deviate from your eyes;Guard sound wisdom and discretion,
My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
My child, use common sense and sound judgment! Always keep them in mind.
My son, don't let these slip from your sight; preserve common sense and discretion;
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, don't ever let wisdom out of your sight. Hold on to wisdom and careful planning.
My son, let not my commandments depart from your eyes; keep my doctrine, and my counsels;
My child, hold on to your wisdom and insight. Never let them get away from you.
My child, may they not escape from your sight; may you keep sound wisdom and prudence.
My son, do not let them depart from your eyes; keep sound wisdom and judgment,
My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell:
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion;
My sonne, let not them depart from thine eyes: keepe sound wisedome and discretion.
My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:
My son, let them not pass from thee, but keep my counsel and understanding:
My sone, these thingis flete not awey fro thin iyen; kepe thou my lawe, and my counsel;
My son, don't let them depart from your eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, let them not depart from your eyes-- Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them,
My son, do not allow them to leave your eyes. Keep perfect wisdom and careful thinking.
My child, do not let these escape from your sight: keep sound wisdom and prudence,
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:
My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
My son, keep sound wisdom and discretion; let them not escape from your sight,
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
Dear friend, guard Clear Thinking and Common Sense with your life; don't for a minute lose sight of them. They'll keep your soul alive and well, they'll keep you fit and attractive. You'll travel safely, you'll neither tire nor trip. You'll take afternoon naps without a worry, you'll enjoy a good night's sleep. No need to panic over alarms or surprises, or predictions that doomsday's just around the corner, Because God will be right there with you; he'll keep you safe and sound.
My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
let: Proverbs 3:1-3, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Joshua 1:8, John 8:31, John 15:6, John 15:7, Hebrews 2:1-3, 1 John 2:24, 1 John 2:27
keep: Proverbs 2:7, Deuteronomy 32:46, Deuteronomy 32:47
Reciprocal: Exodus 13:9 - a sign Leviticus 15:12 - vessel Proverbs 1:33 - and shall Proverbs 2:8 - and Proverbs 4:21 - depart Proverbs 4:23 - with all diligence Proverbs 5:7 - and depart Proverbs 19:8 - he that keepeth 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - hold 2 Timothy 1:13 - Hold
Cross-References
And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat:
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;
Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes,.... Meaning not the things done by Wisdom; though it is good to contemplate his works of creation and providence, which serve to set forth the glory of Christ, and lead into adoring and admiring views of him, and to thankfulness to him; but wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, whereby these things are done, which are but so many names of Christ: we should always set him before us, keep him always in view, be ever looking to him by faith, and never suffer him to depart from our eyes; we should always have in sight his divine Person for our acceptance with God, the greatness and glory of it to encourage our faith and hope in him; we should keep in view his righteousness for our justification, and which we should ever make mention of at the throne of grace, and hold it forth in the hand of faith against all charges and accusations of law and justice, Satan, or our own hearts; we should be continually looking to his blood for peace and pardon, healing and cleansing; and our eyes should be at all times on his fulness, for fresh supplies of grace, for spiritual food, or the daily bread of our souls, and for spiritual strength and comfort; we should always consider him as the Saviour, and be exercising faith on him as such, for there is no other; and should always look upon him as the Mediator between God and man, and make use of him; and he should be ever before us as our example, both in the exercise of grace and performance of duty, to copy after; and we should always keep sight of him while running our Christian race, as the forerunner for us entered, and as the mark for the prize of the high calling of God. And not only Wisdom, or Christ, but all the things that are said of him in the context, we should never lose sight of; the exceeding great gain got by him, the superlative preciousness of him, the fulness of blessings in both his hands, the pleasantness and peaceableness of his ways, the usefulness of him as a tree of life to those that lay hold upon him and retain him, and the works of nature and providence done by him, Proverbs 3:14. Moreover, this may include all the truths and doctrines of Wisdom, or Christ; for, if the law and its precepts were to be upon the hands and as frontlets between the eyes of the Israelites, and so be ever in sight, then much more the doctrines of the Gospel, Deuteronomy 6:8. It is observable that the Septuagint here makes use of the same word the apostle does in Hebrews 2:1; speaking of Gospel truths; Hebrews 2:1- :; these are meant in the next clause; and some by a transposition place them thus, "let not sound wisdom and discretion depart from thine eyes, keep" them; for by
sound wisdom is meant sound doctrine, the wholesome words of Christ, the solid and substantial truths of the Gospel. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "keep the law"; but the Syriac version, much better, "keep my doctrine", the doctrine of the Gospel; which also is meant by
discretion, or "counsel" d, as some render the word, and as the Gospel is called, Acts 20:27; this should be kept; the doctrines of it should be held fast and not let go, or be departed from; and the ordinances of it should be observed and kept, as they were delivered, from a principle of love, and a view to the glory of Christ; the advantages arising from them follow.
d ת×ש××, Î²Î¿Ï Î»Î·Î½, Sept. "consilium", Arabic version.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let not them depart - i. e., The wisdom and discretion of the following clause. Keep thine eye on them, as one who watches over priceless treasures.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 3:21. Let not them depart from thine eyes — Never forget that God, who is the author of nature, directs and governs it in all things; for it is no self-determining agent.
Keep sound wisdom and discretion — ת×ש×× ××××× tushiyah umezimmah. We have met with both these words before. Tushiyah is the essence or substance of a thing; mezimmah is the resolution or purpose formed in reference to something good or excellent. To acknowledge God as the author of all good, is the tushiyah, the essence, of a godly man's creed; to resolve to act according to the directions of his wisdom, is the mezimmah, the religious purpose, that will bring good to ourselves and glory to God. These bring life to the soul, and are ornamental to the man who acts in this way, Proverbs 3:22.
