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Proverbs 2

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

1My sonH1121, ifH518 you will 1receiveH3947 my wordsH561 And 2treasureH6845 my commandmentsH4687 withinH854 you,23MakeH7181 your earH241 attentiveH7181 to wisdomH2451, InclineH5186 your heartH3820 to understandingH8394;3For ifH518 you cryH7121 for discernmentH998, 4LiftH5414 your voiceH6963 for understandingH8394;4IfH518 you seekH1245 her as 5silverH3701 And searchH2664 for her as for 6hiddenH4301 treasuresH4301;5ThenH227 you will discernH995 the 7fearH3374 of the LordH3068 And discoverH4672 the knowledgeH1847 of GodH430.6For 8the LordH3068 givesH5414 wisdomH2451; From His mouthH6310 come knowledgeH1847 and understandingH8394.7He storesH6845 up soundH8454 wisdomH8454 for the uprightH3477; He is a 9shieldH4043 to those who walkH1980 in integrityH8537,8GuardingH5341 the pathsH734 of justiceH4941, And He 10preservesH8104 the wayH1870 of His godlyH2623 onesH2623.9ThenH227 you will discernH995 11righteousnessH6664 and justiceH4941 And equityH4339 and everyH3605 12goodH2896 courseH4570.10For 13wisdomH2451 will enterH935 your heartH3820 And 14knowledgeH1847 will be pleasantH5276 to your soulH5315;11DiscretionH4209 will 15guardH8104 you, UnderstandingH8394 will watchH5341 over you,12To 16deliverH5337 you from the wayH1870 of evilH7451, From the manH376 who speaksH1696 17perverseH8419 thingsH8419;13From those who 18leaveH5800 the pathsH734 of uprightnessH3476 To walkH1980 in the 19waysH1870 of darknessH2822;14WhoH8056 20delightH8056 in doingH6213 evilH7451 And rejoiceH1523 in the perversityH8419 of evilH7451;15WhoseH834 pathsH734 are 21crookedH6141, And who are deviousH3868 in their waysH4570;16To 22deliverH5337 you from the strangeH2114 womanH802, From the 2324adulteressH5237 who flattersH2505 with her wordsH561;17That leavesH5800 the 25companionH441 of her youthH5271 And forgetsH7911 the 26covenantH1285 of her GodH430;18For 27her houseH1004 28sinksH7743 downH7743 to deathH4194 And her tracksH4570 lead to the 29deadH7496;19NoneH3605H3808 30who goH935 to her returnH7725 again, NorH3808 do they reachH5381 the 31pathsH734 of lifeH2425.20SoH4616 you will 32walkH1980 in the wayH1870 of goodH2896 menH2896 And keepH8104 to the 33pathsH734 of the righteousH6662.21For 34the uprightH3477 will 35liveH7931 in the landH776 And 36the blamelessH8549 will remainH3498 in it;22But 37the wickedH7563 will be cutH3772 offH3772 from the landH776 And 38the treacherousH898 will be 39uprootedH5255 from it.

Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 2:1 Prov 4:10 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 2:1 Prov 3:1 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 2:2 Prov 22:17 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 2:3 Lit Give ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 2:4 Prov 3:14 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 2:4 Job 3:21; Matt 13:44 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 2:5 Prov 1:7 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 2:6 1 Kin 3:12; Job 32:8; James 1:5 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 2:7 Ps 84:11; Prov 30:5 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 2:8 1 Sam 2:9; Ps 66:9 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 2:9 Prov 8:20 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 2:9 Prov 4:18 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 2:10 Prov 14:33 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 2:10 Prov 22:18 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 2:11 Prov 4:6; 6:22 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 2:12 Prov 28:26 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 2:12 Prov 6:12 ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 2:13 Prov 21:16 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 2:13 Ps 82:5; Prov 4:19; John 3:19, 20 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 2:14 Prov 10:23; Jer 11:15 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 2:15 Ps 125:5; Prov 21:8 ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 2:16 Prov 6:24; 7:5 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 2:16 Lit strange woman ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 2:16 Prov 23:27 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 2:17 Mal 2:14, 15 ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 2:17 Gen 2:24 ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 2:18 Prov 7:27 ↩
  28. 28. Proverbs 2:18 Lit bows down ↩
  29. 29. Proverbs 2:18 Lit departed spirits ↩
  30. 30. Proverbs 2:19 Eccl 7:26 ↩
  31. 31. Proverbs 2:19 Ps 16:11; Prov 5:6 ↩
  32. 32. Proverbs 2:20 Heb 6:12 ↩
  33. 33. Proverbs 2:20 Prov 4:18 ↩
  34. 34. Proverbs 2:21 Ps 37:9, 29; Prov 10:30 ↩
  35. 35. Proverbs 2:21 Or dwell ↩
  36. 36. Proverbs 2:21 Prov 28:10 ↩
  37. 37. Proverbs 2:22 Ps 37:38; Prov 10:30 ↩
  38. 38. Proverbs 2:22 Prov 11:3 ↩
  39. 39. Proverbs 2:22 Deut 28:63; Ps 52:5 ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 2

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