Proverbs 2:2-7

New Century Version

² Listen carefully to wisdom;
    set your mind on understanding.
³ Cry out for wisdom,
    and beg for understanding.
⁴ Search for it like silver,
    and hunt for it like hidden treasure.
⁵ Then you will understand respect for the Lord,
    and you will find that you know God.
⁶ Only the Lord gives wisdom;
    he gives knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He stores up wisdom for those who are honest.
    Like a shield he protects the innocent.