⁶ because the Lord gives wisdom.
Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.
⁷ He stores up sound judgment for upright people.
He is a shield for those who walk in integrity.
⁸ He protects those who walk on paths of justice.
He guards the way of his favored ones.^[a]

³ Do not allow mercy and truth to leave you.
Fasten them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ Then you will find favor and approval^[a]
    in the eyes of God and man.

¹¹ Do not reject the Lord’s discipline, my son,
and do not despise his warning,

²¹ For the ways of a man are in front of the eyes of the Lord,
and he weighs all of his paths.

¹⁶ These are six things the Lord hates,
seven things that really disgust him:
¹⁷ arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that run quickly to do evil,
¹⁹ a false witness who breathes lies,
and a person who spreads conflict between brothers.