Proverbs 2:6–17

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.h

7 He stores up successD for the upright;

He is a shield for those who live with integrityi

8 so that he may guard the paths of justice

and protect the way of his faithful followers.j

9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice,

and integrity—every good path.

10 For wisdom will enter your heart,

and knowledge will delight you.

11 Discretion will watch over you,

and understanding will guard you.k

12 It will rescue you from the way of evil—

from anyone who says perverse things,

13 from those who abandon the right paths

to walk in ways of darkness,l

14 from those who enjoy doing evilm

and celebrate perversion,

15 whose paths are crooked,n

and whose ways are devious.o

16 It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,p

from a wayward woman with her flattering talk,q

17 who abandons the companion of her youthr

and forgets the covenant of her God;