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Proverbs 2:7

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

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וצפןvtsfnand lurk privilyצָפַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lurk privily”, a completed action in a sequenceH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).יִצְפֹּ֣ןyitsponlurk privilyצָפַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lurk privily”, an unfinished actionH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).לַ֭יְשָׁרִיםlaysharimto straightיָשָׁרpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “to straight”, the ordinary formH3477straight (literally or figuratively)convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).תּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtushiyahenterpriseתּוּשִׁיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “enterprise”, the ordinary formH8454support or (by implication) ability, i.e. (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understandingenterprise, that which (thing as it) is, substance, (sound) wisdom, working.מָ֝גֵ֗ןmagenbucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “buckler”, the ordinary formH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.לְהֹ֣לְכֵיleholekheto walkהָלַךְpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “to walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…תֹֽםtomfullתֹּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocencefull, integrity, perfect(-ion), simplicity, upright(-ly, -ness), at a venture. See H8550 (תֻּמִּים).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

Young’s Literal Translation

Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

World English Bible

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

Darby Translation

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [he] is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

Douay-Rheims

He will keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ θησαυρίζει τοῖς κατορθοῦσι σωτηρίαν, ὑπερασπιεῖ τὴν πορείαν αὐτῶν,