Proverbs 2:11

Discretion ¹  will protect you, ²  understanding will guard you,

Ps 25:21; Ps 119:9-11; Pr 4:6; Pr 6:22-24; Ec 9:15-18; Ec 10:10; Eph 5:15

¹ tn The word מְזִמָּה (mÿzimmah, “discretion”) is the ability to know the best course of action for achieving one’s goal. It is knowledge and understanding with a purpose. This kind of knowledge enables one to make the right choices that will protect him from blunders and their consequences (cf. NLT “wise planning”; CEV “sound judgment”).

² tn Heb “will watch over you.”