Proverbs 3:21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;

◄ Proverbs 3:21 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;

English Standard Version
My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion,

New American Standard Bible
My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

King James Bible
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Maintain your competence and discretion. My son, don't lose sight of them.

International Standard Version
My son, do not let wisdom leave your sight. Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment,

American Standard Version
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Douay-Rheims Bible
My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:

Darby Bible Translation
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Young's Literal Translation
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

Cross References

Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

Proverbs 1:4
To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the middle of your heart.

Proverbs 5:2
That you may regard discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge.

Proverbs 8:14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Proverbs 18:1
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

3:21-26 Let us not suffer Christ's words to depart from us, but keep sound wisdom and discretion; then shall we walk safely in his ways. The natural life, and all that belongs to it, shall be under the protection of God's providence; the spiritual life, and all its interests, under the protection of his grace, so that we shall be kept from falling into sin or trouble.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

21. sound wisdom—(compare Pr 2:7).

let … eyes—that is, these words of instruction.