and find the knowledge of God. from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. and protects the way of his faithful ones. and fair—every good path. and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. and understanding will guard you. and who are devious in their ways. and her paths to the spirits of the dead. or attain the paths of life.

The fear of the Lord (יְרְאַת יְחוָה, yir'ath y'hovah); "the fear of Jehovah," as in Proverbs 1:7. As it is the beginning, so it is the highest form of knowledge and the greatest good. Elsewhere it is represented as a fountain of life (Proverbs 15:27). All true wisdom is …

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and protects the way of his faithful ones. and fair—every good path. and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. and understanding will guard you. and who are devious in their ways. and ignored the covenant she made before God. and her paths to the spirits of the dead. or attain the paths of life. and keep to the paths of the righteous.

Proverbs tells us of two women: the adulteress and the virtuous woman of Prov. 31. Both women speak a parable of two systems in the church. One is religious and alluring, tempting the young anointed ones to come to her “bed” of compromise (see Mark 7:13). The other is the holy bride, virtuous and pure, keeping her first love (“wedding ...

and find the knowledge of God. and preserving the way of his faithful ones. and understanding will guard you. and who are devious in their ways. nor do they regain the paths of life. and keep to the paths of the just. and the treacherous will be rooted out of it. Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in.

What does Proverbs 2:5 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.

and find the knowledge of God. from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. and protects the way of his faithful ones. and fair—every good path. and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. and understanding will guard you. and who are devious in their ways. and her paths to the spirits of the dead. or attain the paths of life.

And find the knowledge of God. And preserves the way of His saints. Equity and every good path. And forgets the covenant of her God. And keep to the paths of righteousness. And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

What does Proverbs 2:5 mean? The key passage of the book of Proverbs is found in chapter 1 verse 7. There, Solomon indicates that true knowledge begins with respect for God, and those who turn from instruction are foolish.