Proverbs 2

1My sonH1121, if thou receivest my wordsH561, and layest up my commandmentsH4687 with thee, 2so that thou inclineH5186 thine earH241 unto wisdomH2451 [and] thou apply thy heartH3820 to understandingH8394; 3yea, if thou criest after discernmentH998 [and] liftest up thy voiceH6963 to understandingH8394; 4if thou seekest her as silverH3701 and searchest for her as for hidden treasures: 5thenH227 shalt thou understandH995 the fearH3374 of Jehovah, and findH4672 the knowledgeH1847 of 1GodH430. 6For Jehovah giveth wisdomH2451; out of his mouthH6310 [come] knowledgeH1847 and understandingH8394. 7He layeth up soundH8454 wisdomH8454 for the uprightH3477; [he] is a shieldH4043 to them that walkH1980 in integrityH8537; 8guardingH8104 the pathsH734 of just judgmentH4941 and keepingH8104 the wayH1870 of his 2godly onesH2623. 9ThenH227 shalt thou understandH995 righteousnessH6664 and judgmentH4941 and equity: every goodH2896 path. 10When wisdomH2451 entereth into thy heartH3820 and knowledgeH1847 is pleasantH5276 unto thy soulH5315, 11discretionH4209 shall keepH8104 thee, understandingH8394 shall preserveH5341 thee: 12To deliverH5337 thee from the wayH1870 of evilH7451, from the manH376 that speaketh froward thingsH8419; 13[from those] who leaveH5800 the pathsH734 of uprightnessH3476, to walk in the waysH1870 of darknessH2822; 14who rejoiceH1523 to do evilH7451, [and] delight in the frowardness of evilH7451; 15whose pathsH734 are crooked, and who are perverted in their course: 16To deliverH5337 thee from the strangeH2114 womanH802, from the stranger who flattereth with her wordsH561; 17who forsaketh the guide of her youthH5271, and forgetteth the covenantH1285 of her 3GodH430; 18— for her houseH1004 inclineth unto deathH4194, and her paths unto the dead; 19none that goH935 unto her returnH7725 again, neither do they attain to the pathsH734 of lifeH2416: 20— that thou mayest walk in the wayH1870 of the goodH2896, and keepH8104 the pathsH734 of the righteousH6662. 21For the uprightH3477 shall dwellH7931 in the landH776, and the perfectH8549 shall remainH3498 in it; 22but the wickedH7563 shall be cutH3772 off from the landH776, and the unfaithful shall be plucked up out of it.