Proverbs 2
2
The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security
1My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,
2So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];
3Yes, if you cry out for insight,
And lift up your voice for understanding;
4If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver
And search for her as you would hidden treasures;
5Then you will understand the [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome]
And discover the knowledge of God. [Prov 1:7]
6For the Lord gives [skillful and godly] wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7He stores away sound wisdom for the righteous [those who are in right standing with Him];
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity [those of honorable character and moral courage],
8He guards the paths of justice;
And He preserves the way of His saints (believers). [1 Sam 2:9; Ps 66:8, 9]
9Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance]
And integrity and every good path.
10For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11Discretion will watch over you,
Understanding and discernment will guard you,
12To keep you from the way of evil and the evil man,
From the man who speaks perverse things;
13From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
14Who find joy in doing evil
And delight in the perversity of evil,
15Whose paths are crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
16To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words, [Prov 2:11]
17Who leaves the companion (husband) of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
18For her house leads down to death
And her paths lead to the dead;
19None who go to her return again,
Nor do they regain the paths of life—
20So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
21For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the land
And those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;
22But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous shall be [forcibly] uprooted and removed from it.
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Proverbs 2
2
The Benefit of Wisdom
1My son,
if you take my words ⌞to heart⌟
and treasure my commands within you,
2if you pay close attention to wisdom,
and let your mind reach for understanding,
3if indeed you call out for insight,
if you ask aloud for understanding,
4if you search for wisdom as if it were money
and hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure,
5then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and you will find the knowledge of God.
6The Lord gives wisdom.
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7He has reserved priceless wisdom for decent people.
He is a shield for those who walk in integrity
8in order to guard those on paths of justice
and to watch over the way of his godly ones.
9Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—
every good course ⌞in life⌟.
10Wisdom will come into your heart.
Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11Foresight will protect you.
Understanding will guard you.
12 ⌞Wisdom will⌟ save you
from the way of evil,
from the person who speaks devious things,
13from those who abandon the paths of righteousness
to walk the ways of darkness,
14from those who enjoy doing evil,
from those who find joy in the deviousness of evil.
15Their paths are crooked.
Their ways are devious.
16 ⌞Wisdom will⌟ also save you
from an adulterous woman,
from a loose woman with her smooth talk,
17who leaves ⌞her husband,⌟ the closest friend of her youth,
and forgets her marriage vows to her God.
18Her house sinks down to death.
Her ways lead to the souls of the dead.
19None who have sex with her come back.
Nor do they ever reach the paths of life.
20So walk in the way of good people
and stay on the paths of righteous people.
21Decent people will live in the land.
People of integrity will remain in it.
22But wicked people will be cut off from the land
and treacherous people will be torn #2:22 Or “will be swept away.” from it.
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