Proverbs 2:11

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Proverbs 2:11 tn The word מְזִמָּה (m^ezimmah, “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. Proverbs 2:11 tn Heb “will watch over you.”