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For Adonai gives wisdom.[a]
Out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright.
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity.
He guards the paths of justice,
and protects the way of His kedoshim.
Then you will discern what is right
    and just and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will watch over you
—discernment will guard you—
12 to deliver you from the way of evil,
    from those speaking perverse things,
13 who leave the straight paths
    to walk in ways of darkness,
14 who rejoice in doing wrong
    and delight in the perversity of evil,
15 whose paths are crooked
    and are devious in their ways—

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 2:6 cf. Jacob 1:5.

For the Lord gives wisdom;(A)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(C) to those whose walk is blameless,(D)
for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(E)

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

12 Wisdom will save(I) 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,(J)
14 who delight in doing wrong
    and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,(K)
15 whose paths are crooked(L)
    and who are devious in their ways.(M)

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