Proverbs 2
2
Rewards of Wisdom
1My child, believe what I say.
And remember what I command you.
2Listen to wisdom.
Try with all your heart to gain understanding.
3Cry out for wisdom.
Beg for understanding.
4Search for it as you would for silver.
Hunt for it like hidden treasure.
5Then you will understand what it means to respect the Lord.
Then you will begin to know God.
6Only the Lord gives wisdom.
Knowledge and understanding come from him.
7He stores up wisdom for those who are honest.
Like a shield he protects those who are innocent.
8He guards those who are fair to others.
He protects those who are loyal to him.
9Then you will understand what is honest and fair and right.
You will understand what is good to do.
10You will have wisdom in your heart.
And knowledge will be pleasing to you.
11Good sense will protect you.
Understanding will guard you.
12It will keep you from doing evil.
It will save you from people whose words are bad.
13Such people do not do what is right.
They do what is evil.
14They enjoy doing wrong.
They are happy to do what is crooked and evil.
15What they do is wrong.
Their ways are dishonest.
16It will save you from the unfaithful wife
who tries to lead you into adultery with pleasing words.
17Such women leave the husbands they married when they were young.
They forget the promise they made before God.
18If you go to her house, you are on your way to death.
What she does leads to death.
19No one who goes to her comes back.
He will not continue to live.
20But wisdom will help you be a good person.
It will help you do what is right.
21Those who are honest will stay in the land.
Those who are innocent will remain in it.
22But evil people will be removed from the land.
The unfaithful will be thrown out of it.
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Proverbs 2
2
Good Things Come From Wisdom
1My son, accept my words.
Store up my commands inside you.
2Let your ears listen to wisdom.
Apply your heart to understanding.
3Call out for the ability to be wise.
Cry out for understanding.
4Look for it as you would look for silver.
Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.
5Then you will understand how to have respect for the Lord.
You will find out how to know God.
6The Lord gives wisdom.
Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.
7He stores up success for honest people.
He is like a shield to those who live without blame.
8He guards the path of those who are honest.
He watches over the way of his faithful ones.
9You will understand what is right and honest and fair.
You will understand the right way to live.
10Your heart will become wise.
Your mind will delight in knowledge.
11Good sense will keep you safe.
Understanding will guard you.
12Wisdom will save you from the ways of evil men.
It will save you from men who twist their words.
13Men like that have left the straight paths
to walk in dark ways.
14They take delight in doing what is wrong.
They take joy in twisting everything around.
15Their paths are crooked.
Their ways are not straight.
16Wisdom will save you from a woman who commits adultery.
It will save you from a sinful woman and her tempting words.
17She has left the man she married when she was young.
She has broken the promise she made in front of God.
18Surely her house leads down to death.
Her paths lead to the spirits of the dead.
19No one who goes to her comes back
or reaches the paths of life.
20You will walk in the ways of good people.
You will follow the paths of those who do right.
21Honest people will live in the land.
Those who are without blame will remain in it.
22But sinners will be cut off from the land.
Those who aren’t faithful will be torn away from it.
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