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1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
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2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
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3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
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4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
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5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
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6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
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7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
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8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
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9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
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10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
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11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
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12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
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13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
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14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
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15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
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16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
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17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
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18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
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19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
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20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
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21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
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22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
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- 1 My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
- 2 Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding;
- 3 For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding;
- 4 If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;
- 5 Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God.
- 6 For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
- 8 Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones.
- 9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice And equity and every good course.
- 10 For wisdom will enter your heart And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
- 11 Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over 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 walk in the ways of darkness;
- 14 Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
- 15 Whose paths are crooked, And who are devious in their ways;
- 16 To deliver you from the strange woman, From the adulteress who flatters with her words;
- 17 That leaves the companion of her youth And forgets the covenant of her God;
- 18 For her house sinks down to death And her tracks lead to the dead;
- 19 None who go to her return again, Nor do they reach the paths of life.
- 20 So you will walk in the way of good men And keep to the paths of the righteous.
- 21 For the upright will live in the land And the blameless will remain in it;
- 22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.
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