NASB — Proverbs 2 — KJV

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

  1 My son°, if° you will areceive° my words°
  And btreasure° my commandments° within° you,
  2 aMake° your ear° attentive° to wisdom°,
  Incline° your heart° to understanding°;
  3 For if° you cry° for discernment°,
  ILift° your voice° for understanding°;
  4 If° you seek° her as asilver°
  And search° for her as for bhidden° treasures°;
  5 Then° you will discern° the afear° of the LORD°
  And discover° the knowledge° of God°.
  6 For athe LORD° gives° wisdom°;
  From His mouth° [come] knowledge° and understanding°.
  7 He stores° up sound° wisdom° for the upright°;
  [He is] a ashield° to those who walk° in integrity°,
  8 Guarding° the paths° of justice°,
  And He apreserves° the way° of His godly° ones°.
  9 Then° you will discern° arighteousness° and justice°
  And equity° [and] every° bgood° course°.
  10 For awisdom° will enter° your heart°
  And bknowledge° will be pleasant° to your soul°;
  11 Discretion° will aguard° you,
  Understanding° will watch° over you,
  12 To adeliver° you from the way° of evil°,
  From the man° who speaks° bperverse° things°;
  13 From those who aleave° the paths° of uprightness°
  To walk° in the bways° of darkness°;
  14 Who° adelight° in doing° evil°
  And rejoice° in the perversity° of evil°;
  15 Whose° paths° are acrooked°,
  And who are devious° in their ways°;
  16 To adeliver° you from the strange° woman°,
  From the Ibadulteress° who flatters° with her words°;
  17 That leaves° the acompanion° of her youth°
  And forgets° the bcovenant° of her God°;
  18 For aher house° Isinks° down° to death°
  And her tracks° [lead] to the IIdead°;
  19 None°° awho go° to her return° again,
  Nor° do they reach° the bpaths° of life°.
  20 So° you will awalk° in the way° of good° men°
  And keep° to the bpaths° of the righteous°.
  21 For athe upright° will Ilive° in the land°
  And bthe blameless° will remain° in it;
  22 But athe wicked° will be cut° off° from the land°
  And bthe treacherous° will be cuprooted° from it.

[1] aPv 4:10 bPv 3:1
[2] aPv 22:17
[3] ILit Give
[4] aPv 3:14 bJb 3:21; Mt 13:44
[5] aPv 1:7
[6] a1K 3:12; Jb 32:8; Jm 1:5
[7] aPs 84:11; Pv 30:5
[8] a1S 2:9; Ps 66:9
[9] aPv 8:20 bPv 4:18
[10] aPv 14:33 bPv 22:18
[11] aPv 4:6; 6:22
[12] aPv 28:26 bPv 6:12
[13] aPv 21:16 bPs 82:5; Pv 4:19; Jn 3:19, 20
[14] aPv 10:23; Jr 11:15
[15] aPs 125:5; Pv 21:8
[16] ILit strange woman aPv 6:24; 7:5 bPv 23:27
[17] aMal 2:14, 15 bGn 2:24
[18] ILit bows down IILit departed spirits aPv 7:27
[19] aEc 7:26 bPs 16:11; Pv 5:6
[20] aHe 6:12 bPv 4:18
[21] IOr dwell aPs 37:9, 29; Pv 10:30 bPv 28:10
[22] aPs 37:38; Pv 10:30 bPv 11:3 cDt 28:63; Ps 52:5


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Wisdom promiseth godliness to her children,

1 ¶ My son,º if² thou wilt receiveºª my words,º and hideºª my commandmentsº with² thee; 2 So that thou inclineºª thine earº unto wisdom,º [and] applyºª thine heartº to understanding;º 3 Yea,² if² thou criestºª after knowledge,º [and] liftest upºª thy voiceº for understanding;º 4 If² thou seekestºª her as silver,º and searchestºª for her as [for] hid treasures;º 5 Then² shalt thou understandºª the fearº of the LORD,º and findºª the knowledgeº of God.º 6 For² the LORDº givethºª wisdom:º out of his mouthº² [cometh] knowledgeº and understanding.º 7 He layeth upºªªª sound wisdomº for the righteous:º [he is] a bucklerº to them that walkºª uprightly.º 8 He keepethºª the pathsº of judgment,º and preservethºª the wayº of his saints.º 9 Then² shalt thou understandºª righteousness,º and judgment,º and equity;º [yea], every² goodº path.º

[1] Dt 6:6; Jb 23:12; Ps 119:9; Pv 1:3; 3:1; 4:1, 20; 6:21; 7:1; Mt 13:44; Lk 2:19, 51; 9:44; Jn 12:47; 1Ti 1:15.
[2] Ps 90:12; 119:111; Pv 18:1; 22:17; 23:12; Ec 7:25; 8:9, 16; Is 55:3; Mt 13:9; Ac 17:11.
[3] 1K 3:9; 1Ch 22:12; Ps 25:4; 119:34, 73, 125, 169; Pv 3:6; 8:17; Lk 11:13; Ep 1:17; Jm 1:5.
[4] Jb 28:12; Ps 19:10; 119:14, 72, 127; Pv 3:14; 8:18; 16:16; 23:23; Ec 4:8; Mt 6:19; 13:44; 19:21, 29; Lk 16:8.
[5] 2Ch 1:10; Jb 28:28; Pv 9:10; Jr 9:24; 24:7; 31:34; 32:40; Ho 6:3; Mt 7:7; 11:27; Lk 10:22; 11:9; Jn 17:3; 1Jn 5:20.
[6] Ex 31:3; 1K 3:9, 12; 4:29; 1Ch 22:12; Jb 32:8; Ps 19:7; 119:98, 104; Pv 6:23; 8:5; Is 8:20; 54:13; Dn 1:17; 2:21, 23; Lk 21:15; Jn 6:45; Ep 1:17; Jm 1:5, 17.
[7] Jb 28:8; Ps 84:11; 144:2; Pv 8:14; 14:8; 28:18; 30:5; 1Co 1:19, 24, 30; 2:6; 3:18; Col 2:3; 2Ti 3:15; Jm 3:15.
[8] Dt 33:3, 26; 1S 2:9; Ps 1:6; 23:3; 37:23, 28, 31; 66:9; 121:5; 145:20; Pv 3:21; 8:20; Is 35:9; 49:9; Jr 32:40; Jn 10:28; 1P 1:5; Jde 1:24.
[9] Ps 25:8; 32:8; 119:99, 105; 143:8; Pv 1:2; Is 35:8; 48:17; Jr 6:16; Mt 7:13; Jn 14:6.

and safety from evil company,

10 ¶ When² wisdomº enterethºª into thine heart,º and knowledgeº is pleasantºª unto thy soul;º 11 Discretionº shall preserveºª² thee, understandingº shall keepºª thee: 12 To deliverºª thee from the wayº² of the evilº [man], from the manº² that speakethºª froward things;º 13 Who leaveºª the pathsº of uprightness,º to walk¹ª² in the waysº of darkness;º 14 Who rejoiceº to doºª evil,º [and] delight¹ª in² the frowardnessº of the wicked;º 15 Whose² waysº [are] crooked,º and [they] frowardºª in their paths:º 16 To deliverºª thee from the strange¹ª woman,º²² [even] from the strangerº² [which] flatterethºª with her words;º 17 Which forsakethºª the guideº of her youth,º and forgettethºª the covenantº of her God.º 18 For² her houseº inclinethºª unto² death,º and her pathsº unto² the dead.º 19 None²² that go¹ª unto² her return again,ºª neither² take they holdºª of the pathsº of life.º

[10] Jb 23:12; Ps 19:10; 104:34; 119:97, 103, 111, 162; Pv 18:1; 24:13; Jr 15:16; Col 3:16.
[11] Ps 25:21; 119:9; Pv 4:6; 6:22; Ec 9:15; 10:10; Ep 5:15.
[12] Ps 17:4; 26:4; 101:4; 141:4; Pv 1:10; 3:32; 4:14; 8:13; 9:6; 13:20; 16:28; Is 59:3; Ac 20:30; 1Co 15:33; 2Co 6:17.
[13] Jb 24:13; Ps 14:3; 36:3; Pv 4:19; 21:16; Ezk 18:26; 33:12; Zp 1:6; Mt 12:43; Jn 1:6; 2:9; 3:19; 12:35; Ro 1:21; 1Th 5:5; 2Ti 4:10; He 6:4; 2P 2:20; 1Jn 2:19.
[14] Pv 10:23; Jr 11:15; Ho 7:3; Hab 1:15; Zp 3:11; Lk 22:4; Ro 1:32; 1Co 13:6.
[15] Dt 32:5; Ps 125:5; Is 30:8; 59:8; Php 2:15.
[16] Gn 39:3; Ne 13:26; Pv 5:3; 6:24; 7:5, 21; 22:14; 23:27; 29:5; Ec 7:26.
[17] Pv 5:18; Jr 3:4; Ezk 16:8, 59; Mal 2:14.
[18] Pv 5:4; 6:26; 7:22; 9:18; 1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19; Ep 5:5; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[19] Ps 81:12; Pv 4:18; Ec 7:26; Jr 13:23; Ho 4:14; Mt 19:24; He 6:18.

and direction in good ways.

20 That² thou mayest walk¹ª² in the wayº of goodº [men], and keepºª the pathsº of the righteous.º 21 For² the uprightº shall dwell¹ª in² the land,º and the perfectº shall remainºª in it. 22 But the wickedº shall be cut offºª from the earth,º² and the transgressorsºª shall be rooted² out¹ª of² it.

[20] Ps 119:63, 115; Pv 13:20; So 1:7; Jr 6:16; He 6:12; 3Jn 1:11.
[21] Jb 1:1; 42:12; Ps 37:3, 9, 11, 22, 29; 84:11; 112:4.
[22] Dt 7:22; 28:64; Jb 18:16; 21:30; Ps 37:20, 22, 28, 37; 52:5; 104:35; 145:20; Pv 5:22; Is 3:10.


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