Proverbes 2
La Bible du Semeur
Pourquoi rechercher la sagesse
2 Mon fils, si tu acceptes mes paroles,
si tu conserves mes préceptes au fond de toi-même,
2 si tu prêtes une oreille attentive à la sagesse,
en inclinant ton cœur vers l’intelligence,
3 oui, si tu fais appel au discernement,
si tu recherches l’intelligence,
4 si tu la recherches comme de l’argent,
si tu creuses pour la trouver comme pour découvrir des trésors[a],
5 alors tu comprendras ce qu’est craindre l’Eternel,
et tu apprendras à connaître Dieu.
6 Car l’Eternel donne la sagesse,
et ce sont ses paroles qui procurent la connaissance et l’intelligence.
7 Il réserve son secours aux hommes droits.
Comme un bouclier, il protège ceux qui vivent de manière intègre.
8 Il préserve ceux qui vivent selon la droiture.
Il veille sur le cheminement de ceux qui lui sont fidèles.
9 Alors tu apprendras à discerner ce qui est juste, conforme au droit, à vivre selon la droiture,
et à reconnaître tous les sentiers du bien.
10 Alors la sagesse pénétrera dans ton cœur
et la connaissance fera tes délices.
11 La réflexion sera ta sauvegarde
et l’intelligence veillera sur toi
12 pour te préserver de la mauvaise voie et des hommes qui tiennent des propos fourbes,
13 de ceux qui abandonnent le droit chemin
pour s’engager dans des sentiers obscurs,
14 qui prennent plaisir à faire le mal,
qui sont tout contents de s’enfoncer dans la perversité,
15 dont les chemins sont tortueux
et le comportement pervers.
16 Alors tu seras aussi préservé de la femme d’autrui,
de l’inconnue[b] aux paroles enjôleuses,
17 qui abandonne l’époux de sa jeunesse
et qui a oublié l’alliance conclue au nom de son Dieu[c].
18 Elle sombre vers la mort qui est sa demeure[d],
et sa conduite mène au séjour des trépassés ;
19 aucun de ceux qui vont chez elle n’en revient,
aucun ne retrouve les chemins de la vie.
20 Si tu écoutes mes conseils, tu marcheras sur le chemin des hommes de bien
et tu suivras les sentiers des justes.
21 Car les hommes droits habiteront le pays[e],
et ceux qui sont intègres s’y maintiendront,
22 mais les méchants en seront extirpés,
et les traîtres en seront arrachés.
Proverbs 2
New King James Version
The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 (B)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 (C)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 (D)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(E)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
8 He guards the paths of justice,
And (F)preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 Discretion will preserve you;
(G)Understanding will keep you,
12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To (H)walk in the ways of darkness;
14 (I)Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
15 (J)Whose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;
16 To deliver you from (K)the immoral woman,
(L)From the seductress who flatters with her words,
17 Who forsakes the companion of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
18 For (M)her house [a]leads down to death,
And her paths to the dead;
19 None who go to her return,
Nor do they [b]regain the paths of life—
20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
21 For the upright will dwell in the (N)land,
And the blameless will remain in it;
22 But the wicked will be [c]cut off from the [d]earth,
And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:18 sinks
- Proverbs 2:19 Lit. reach
- Proverbs 2:22 destroyed
- Proverbs 2:22 land
Proverbs 2
Modern English Version
The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you will receive my words,
and hide my commandments within you,
2 so that you incline your ear to wisdom,
and apply your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you cry out for knowledge,
and lift up your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek her as silver,
and search for her as for hidden treasures,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
out of His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.
8 He keeps the paths of justice,
and preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and judgment
and equity, and every good path.
10 When wisdom enters your heart,
and knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 discretion will preserve you;
understanding will keep you,
12 to deliver you from the way of the evil man,
from the man who speaks perverse things,
13 from those who leave the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 who rejoice to do evil,
and delight in the perversity of the wicked;
15 whose ways are crooked,
and who are devious in their paths;
16 to deliver you from the immoral woman,
even from the seductress who flatters with her words,
17 who forsakes the guide of her youth,
and forgets the covenant of her God.
18 For her house leads down to death,
and her paths to the departed spirits;
19 none who go to her return again,
nor do they take hold of the paths of life.
20 So you may walk in the way of good men
and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will dwell in the land,
and the innocent will remain in it;
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the earth,
and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.
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