Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 2

1My sonH1121, ifH518 you acceptH3947 my wordsH561 and hideH6845 my commandmentsH4687 within youH854,2if you inclineH7181 your earH241 to wisdomH2451 and directH5186 your heartH3820 to understandingH8394,3if youH518 trulyH3588 call outH7121 to insightH998 and liftH5414 your voiceH6963 to understandingH8394,4ifH518 you seekH1245 it like silverH3701 and search it outH2664 like hidden treasureH4301,5thenH227 you will discernH995 the fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 and discoverH4672 the knowledgeH1847 of GodH430.

6ForH3588 the LORDH3068 givesH5414 wisdomH2451;from His mouthH6310 come knowledgeH1847 and understandingH8394.7He stores upH6845 sound wisdomH8454 for the uprightH3477;He is a shieldH4043 to those who walkH1980 with integrityH8537,8to guardH5341 the pathsH734 of justiceH4941and protectH8104 the wayH1870 of His saintsH2623.

9ThenH227 you will discernH995 righteousnessH6664and justiceH4941 and equityH4339—everyH3605 goodH2896 pathH4570.10ForH3588 wisdomH2451 will enterH935 your heartH3820,and knowledgeH1847 will delightH5276 your soulH5315.11DiscretionH4209 will watch over youH8104 H5921,and understandingH8394 will guard youH5341,12to deliver youH5337 from the wayH1870 of evilH7451,from the manH376 who speaksH1696 perversityH8419,13from those who leaveH5800 the straightH3476 pathsH734to walkH1980 in the waysH1870 of darknessH2822,14from those who enjoyH8056 doingH6213 evilH7451and rejoiceH1523 in the twistednessH8419 of evilH7451,15whoseH834 pathsH734 are crookedH6141and whose waysH4570 are deviousH3868.

16It will rescue youH5337 from the forbiddenH2114 womanH802,1from the strangerH5237 2 with seductiveH2505 wordsH56117who abandonsH5800 the partnerH441 of her youthH5271 and forgetsH7911 the covenantH1285 of her GodH430.18ForH3588 her houseH1004 sinks downH7743 toH413 deathH4194,and her tracksH4570 toH413 the departed spiritsH7496.319NoneH3605 who go to herH935 H3808 returnH7725or negotiateH5381 the pathsH734 of lifeH2416.

20SoH4616 you will followH1980 in the waysH1870 of the goodH2896,and keep toH8104 the pathsH734 of the righteousH6662.21ForH3588 the uprightH3477 will inhabitH7931 the landH776,and the blamelessH8549 will remainH3498 in it;22but the wickedH7563 will be cut offH3772 fromH4480 the landH776,and the unfaithfulH898 will be uprootedH5255.

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