Adam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 2:11

Adam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 2:11 - 2:11

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 2:11 - 2:11

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2:11 - 2:11
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2:16 - 2:16
2:17 - 2:17
2:18 - 2:18
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2:20 - 2:20
2:22 - 2:22

Discretion shall preserve thee - מזמה mezimmah. See on Pro 1:4 (note). Here the word is taken in a good sense, a good device. The man invents purposes of good; and all his schemes, plans, and devices, have for their object God’s glory and the good of man: he deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things he shall stand. Coverdale translates, “Then shall Counsel preserve thee.” A very good translation, much better than the present.