# Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you

This speaks of "discretion" and "understanding" as if they were persons who could watch over someone else. Both statements mean basically the same thing. AT: "Because you think carefully and understand what is right and wrong you will be safe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# Discretion

the quality of being careful in actions and speech

# watch over

to guard, protect or take care of someone or something

# They will rescue you from the way of evil

"They" refers to discretion and understanding, which are spoken of as if they were persons who could rescue someone else. AT: "You will know to stay away from what is evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# from the way of evil

Evil behaviors are spoken of as if evil were a way or path on which a person walks. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# who abandon the right paths and walk in the ways of darkness

A person no longer doing what is right but deciding to do what is evil is spoken of as if the person stops walking on the correct path and chooses to walk down a dark path. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# who abandon

The word "who" refers to the people who speak perverse things.

# abandon

to leave and never return to someone or something