Proverbs 2:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God gives helpful advice to everyone who obeys him and protects all those who live as they should.

Cross References

Job 28:8

they walk on soil unknown to the proudest lions.

Psalm 144:2

You are my friend, and you are my fortress where I am safe. You are my shield, and you made me the ruler of our people.

Psalm 3:4

I pray to you, and you answer from your sacred hill.

Psalm 84:11

Our LORD and our God, you are like the sun and also like a shield. You treat us with kindness and with honour, never denying any good thing to those who live right.

Proverbs 14:8

Wise people have enough sense to find their way, but stupid fools get lost.

Proverbs 28:18

Honesty will keep you safe, but everyone who is crooked will suddenly fall.

Proverbs 30:5

Everything God says is true— and it's a shield for all who come to him for safety.

Proverbs 8:14

I am strong, and I offer sensible advice and sound judgment.

1 Corinthians 1:19

As God says in the Scriptures, “I will destroy the wisdom of all who claim to be wise. I will confuse those who think they know so much.”

1 Corinthians 1:24

Our message is God's power and wisdom for the Jews and the Greeks that he has chosen.

1 Corinthians 1:30

You are God's children. He sent Christ Jesus to save us and to make us wise, acceptable, and holy.

Colossians 2:3

but all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in him.