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Proverbs 2:1-15
New International Reader's Version

Good Things Come From Wisdom

2 My son, accept my words.
    Store up my commands inside you.
2 Let your ears listen to wisdom.
    Apply your heart to understanding.
3 Call out for the ability to be wise.
    Cry out for understanding.
4 Look for it as you would look for silver.
    Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.
5 Then you will understand how to have respect for the Lord.
    You will find out how to know God.
6 The Lord gives wisdom.
    Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.
7 He stores up success for honest people.
    He is like a shield to those who live without blame.
8 He guards the path of those who are honest.
    He watches over the way of his faithful ones.

9 You will understand what is right and honest and fair.
    You will understand the right way to live.
10 Your heart will become wise.
    Your mind will delight in knowledge.
11 Good sense will keep you safe.
    Understanding will guard you.

12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of evil men.
    It will save you from men who twist their words.
13 Men like that have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways.
14 They take delight in doing what is wrong.
    They take joy in twisting everything around.
15 Their paths are crooked.
    Their ways are not straight.

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Proverbs 2:1-15
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Moral Benefits of Wisdom

2 My son,(A) if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding(B)—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight(C)
    and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,(D)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.(E)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;(F)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(G)
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(H) to those whose walk is blameless,(I)
8 for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(J)

9 Then you will understand(K) what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,(L)
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.(M)

12 Wisdom will save(N) you from the ways of wicked men,
    from men whose words are perverse,
13 who have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways,(O)
14 who delight in doing wrong
    and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,(P)
15 whose paths are crooked(Q)
    and who are devious in their ways.(R)

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