Proverbs 2 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

¹ My son,ifyou will receivemy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou,

² Makeyour earattentiveto wisdom,Inclineyour heartto understanding;

³ For ifyou cryfor discernment,Liftyour voicefor understanding;

⁴ Ifyou seekher as silverAnd searchfor her as for hiddentreasures;

⁵ Thenyou will discernthe fearof the LORDAnd discoverthe knowledgeof God.

⁶ For the LORDgiveswisdom;From His mouth[come] knowledgeand understanding.

⁷ He storesup soundwisdomfor the upright;[He is] a shieldto those who walkin integrity,

⁸ Guardingthe pathsof justice,And He preservesthe wayof His godlyones.

⁹ Thenyou will discernrighteousnessand justiceAnd equity[and] everygoodcourse.

¹⁰ For wisdomwill enteryour heartAnd knowledgewill be pleasantto your soul;

¹¹ Discretionwill guardyou, Understandingwill watchover you,

¹² To deliveryou from the wayof evil,From the manwho speaksperversethings;

¹³ From those who leavethe pathsof uprightnessTo walkin the waysof darkness;

¹⁴ Whodelightin doingevilAnd rejoicein the perversityof evil;

¹⁵ Whosepathsare crooked,And who are deviousin their ways;

¹⁶ To deliveryou from the strangewoman,From the adulteresswho flatterswith her words;

¹⁷ That leavesthe companionof her youthAnd forgetsthe covenantof her God;

¹⁸ For her housesinksdownto deathAnd her tracks[lead] to the dead;

¹⁹ Nonewho goto her returnagain, Nordo they reachthe pathsof life.

²⁰ Soyou will walkin the wayof goodmenAnd keepto the pathsof the righteous.

²¹ For the uprightwill livein the landAnd the blamelesswill remainin it;

²² But the wickedwill be cutofffrom the landAnd the treacherouswill be uprootedfrom it.