Proverbs 2:8

He keepeth = for preserving. See note on Proverbs 4:23 .

the paths of judgment = righteous paths.

preserveth, &c. Illustrations: David (1 Samuel 25:32-34 ; 1 Samuel 27:1 . Compare 2 Samuel 22:1 ); Paul (2 Corinthians 12:7-9 ).

saints = favoured ones. Hebrew. chasidim. The first occurrence in Proverbs of this word which marks a later Jewish sect called chasidim or holy ones.