Proverbs
Pro
2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Proverbs
Pro
2:2
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs
Pro
2:3
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Proverbs
Pro
2:4
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
Proverbs
Pro
2:5
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs
Pro
2:6
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs
Pro
2:7
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs
Pro
2:8
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Proverbs
Pro
2:9
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.
Proverbs
Pro
2:10
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs
Pro
2:11
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Proverbs
Pro
2:12
To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh froward things;
To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh froward things;
Proverbs
Pro
2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs
Pro
2:14
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Proverbs
Pro
2:15
Whose ways [are] crooked, and [they] froward in their paths:
Whose ways [are] crooked, and [they] froward in their paths:
Proverbs
Pro
2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;
To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;
Proverbs
Pro
2:17
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Proverbs
Pro
2:18
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Proverbs
Pro
2:19
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
Proverbs
Pro
2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs
Pro
2:21
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs
Pro
2:22
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.