Proverbs 2:1-15 ▼

1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

2 So that thou make thine ear attend unto wisdom, And thy heart incline to discernment;

3 Yea, if thou call for understanding, And lift up thy voice for discernment;

4 If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures;

5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

6 For the LORD giveth wisdom, Out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;

7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

8 That He may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of His godly ones.

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.

10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

11 Discretion shall watch over thee, Discernment shall guard thee;

12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak froward things;

13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

14 Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the frowardness of evil;

15 Who are crooked in their ways, And perverse in their paths;