Proverbs 2:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Guardingלִ֭נְצֹר
(lin·tzor)
5341: to watch, guard, keepa prim. root
the pathsאָרְחֹ֣ות
(a·re·cho·vt)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of justice,מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
(mish·pat;)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
And He preservesיִשְׁמֹֽר׃
(yish·mor.)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְ
(ve·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of His godly ones.(חֲסִידָ֣יו
(cha·si·dav)
2623: kind, piousfrom chasad


















KJV Lexicon
He keepeth
natsar  (naw-tsar')
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
the paths
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
and preserveth
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of his saints
chaciyd  (khaw-seed')
kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint) -- godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-)godly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones.

King James Bible
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that He may guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His loyal followers.

International Standard Version
guarding the paths of the just and protecting the way of his faithful ones.

NET Bible
to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he keeps the ways of justice; the ways of his pure ones he will preserve.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
in order to guard those on paths of justice and to watch over the way of his godly ones.

King James 2000 Bible
He keeps the paths of justice, and preserves the way of his saints.
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