Proverbs 2:1–15

^aMy son, if thou wilt receive my words,

^aAnd ^bhide my commandments with thee;

²So that thou ^bbincline thine ear unto wisdom,

And apply thine heart to understanding;

³Yea, if thou criest after ^cknowledge,

And liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴If thou seekest her ^das silver,

And searchest for her as for ^ehid treasures;

^5kThen shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord,

And find the knowledge of God.

⁶For ^fthe Lord giveth wisdom:

Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

⁷He ^blayeth up ^gsound wisdom for the righteous:

He is a ^hbuckler to them that ⁱwalk uprightly.

⁸He ⁱⁱkeepeth the paths of judgment,

And ^jpreserveth the way of his saints.

^9kThen shalt thou understand ^lrighteousness, and judgment,

And ^mequity; yea, every good path.

¹⁰When wisdom entereth into thine heart,

And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

¹¹ⁿDiscretion ^oshall preserve thee,

Understanding shall keep thee:

¹²To deliver thee from the way of the evil man,

From the man that speaketh ^pfroward things;

¹³Who leave the paths of uprightness,

To ^qwalk in the ways of darkness;

^14rWho rejoice to do evil,

And ^sdelight in the ^pfrowardness of the wicked;

¹⁵Whose ways are ^tcrooked,

And they ^ufroward in their paths: