Proverbs 2:1-15 ▼

1 My son, if you receive my words and you treasure my commands within you,

2 to make your ear attentive to wisdom, you incline your heart to understanding.

3 For if you call out for understanding, and for insight you give forth your voice,

4 if you seek her like silver, and like hidden treasures you search for her,

5 then you will understand the fear of YHWH, and the knowledge of God you will find.

6 For YHWH gives wisdom; from His mouth is knowledge and understanding.

7 He stores up for the upright good sense—protection for those walking with integrity.

8 He watches over the paths of justice, and the way of His holy ones He guards.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness, every good path.

10 For wisdom will enter into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

11 Discretion will guard over you; understanding will guard you,

12 to snatch you from the way of evil, from the man speaking perversity—

13 those abandoning the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,

14 those glad to do evil, they rejoice in the perversity of evil,

15 whose ways are crooked, and who are turning aside in their paths.