Proverbs 2:1-15 ▼

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

2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding;

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 understanding:

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 judgment, and preserve the way of his saints.

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

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

11 Discretion shall watch over thee, understanding shall keep thee:

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

13 Who forsake 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: