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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Proverbs 2
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1My son, if you accept what I say and value my instructions, 2if you pay attention to wisdom and really try to understand; 3if you cry out for insight and call loudly for help in understanding; 4if you look for it as if it were silver and search for it as if it were hidden treasure; 5then you will understand how to relate to the Lord and discover the truth about God.
6The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense. 7He gives good judgment to those who live right; he defends those who have good sense. 8He supports those who act fairly and protects those who trust in him. 9Then you will be able to recognize what is right and just and fair, in fact all that is good in the way you should live. 10For wisdom will fill your mind, and knowledge will make you happy. 11Good decisions will keep you on track; thinking logically will keep you safe.
12Doing this will save you from the ways of evil, from men who tell twisted lies, 13who turn away from following what is right to walk down paths of darkness. 14They happily do wrong; they love how twisted evil is. 15They live crooked lives doing deceitful things.
16Doing this will also save you from a woman who acts immorally,#2:16. “A woman who acts immorally”: literally “a strange woman.” from a woman who like a prostitute#2:16. “A woman who like a prostitute”: literally “a foreign woman.” It is thought that this comes from the idea that prostitutes were often women from other nations, tries to seduce you with flattering words. 17Such a woman has left her husband she married when she was young, forgetting the promises she made before God. 18What happens in her house leads to death; following her way leads to the grave. 19No one who goes to her comes back; they don't ever find the way back to life again.
20So you should follow the way of the good, and make sure you stay on the paths of those who do right. 21For only people who live right will live in the land; only honest people will remain there. 22But the wicked will be thrown out of the land; those who are untrustworthy will be pulled out by the roots.
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