Proverbs 2
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1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;1My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;2Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;3Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;4Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.5Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.
6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.6For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.7He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.8He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.9Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.
10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:11Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.
12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;12Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.
13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;13These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.
14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;14They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:15Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.
16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;16Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.17She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.
18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.18Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.
19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.19The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life.
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.20So follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous.
21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.21For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.
22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.22But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.
King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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