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 outH7121 for insightH998, And 4raiseH5414 your voiceH6963 for understandingH8394;4IfH518 you seekH1245 her as 5silverH3701 And searchH2664 for her as for 6hiddenH4301 treasuresH4301;5ThenH227 you will understandH995 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 10watchesH8104 overH8104 the wayH1870 of His godlyH2623 onesH2623.9ThenH227 you will discernH995 11righteousnessH6664, justiceH4941, And integrityH4339, and everyH3605 12goodH2896 pathH4570.10For 13wisdomH2451 will enterH935 your heartH3820, And 14knowledgeH1847 will beH5276 delightfulH5276 to your soulH5315;11DiscretionH4209 will 15watchH8104 overH5921 you, UnderstandingH8394 will guardH5341 you,12To 16rescueH5337 you from the wayH1870 of evilH7451, From a personH376 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 22rescueH5337 you from the strangeH2114 womanH802, From the 23foreignH5237 womanH5237 who flattersH2505 with her wordsH561,17Who leavesH5800 the 24companionH441 of her youthH5271 And forgetsH7911 the 25covenantH1285 of her GodH430;18For 26her houseH1004 sinksH7743 downH7743 to deathH4194, And her tracksH4570 lead to the 27deadH7496;19NoneH3605H3808 28who goH935 to her returnH7725, NorH3808 do they reachH5381 the 29pathsH734 of lifeH2425.20SoH4616 you will 30walkH1980 in the wayH1870 of goodH2896 peopleH2896 And keepH8104 to the 31pathsH734 of the righteousH6662.21For 32the uprightH3477 will liveH7931 inH7931 the landH776, And 33the blamelessH8549 will remainH3498 in it;22But 34the wickedH7563 will be eliminatedH3772 from the landH776, And 35the treacherousH898 will be 36tornH5255 awayH5255 from it.