9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice

and equity, every good path;

10 for wisdom will come into your heart,

and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

11 discretion will watch over you,

understanding will guard you,

12 delivering you from the way of evil,

from men of perverted speech,

13 who forsake the paths of uprightness

to walk in the ways of darkness,

14 who rejoice in doing evil

and delight in the perverseness of evil,

15 men whose paths are crooked,

and who are devious in their ways.

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, And equity; yea, every good path.

10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, Understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, From the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, And they froward in their paths:

9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair,

and you will find the right way to go.

10 For wisdom will enter your heart,

and knowledge will fill you with joy.

11 Wise choices will watch over you.

Understanding will keep you safe.

12 Wisdom will save you from evil people,

from those whose words are twisted.

13 These men turn from the right way

to walk down dark paths.

14 They take pleasure in doing wrong,

and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.

15 Their actions are crooked,

and their ways are wrong.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,

Equity and every good path.

10 When wisdom enters your heart,

And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

11 Discretion will preserve you;

Understanding will keep 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 rejoice in doing evil,

And delight in the perversity of the wicked;

15 Whose ways are crooked,

And who are devious in their paths;

9 Then you will understand what is honest and fair

and what is the good and right thing to do.

10 Wisdom will come into your mind,

and knowledge will be pleasing to you.

11 Good sense will protect you;

understanding will guard you.

12 It will keep you from the wicked,

from those whose words are bad,

13 who don’t do what is right

but what is evil.

14 They enjoy doing wrong

and are happy to do what is crooked and evil.

15 What they do is wrong,

and their ways are dishonest.

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice,

And equity, yea, every good path.

10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart,

And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

11 Discretion shall watch over thee;

Understanding shall keep thee:

12 To deliver thee from the way of evil,

From the men that speak perverse things;

13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness,

To walk in the ways of darkness;

14 Who rejoice to do evil,

And delight in the perverseness of evil;

15 Who are crooked in their ways,

And wayward in their paths:

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity: every good path.

10 When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, 11 discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 from those who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of evil; 15 whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course:

9 Then you will understand what is right and just and fair— 

every good course ⸤in life⸥. 

10 Wisdom will come into your heart. 

Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 

11 Foresight will protect you. 

Understanding will guard you. 

12 ⸤Wisdom will⸥ save you 

from the way of evil, 

from the person who speaks devious things, 

13 from those who abandon the paths of righteousness 

to walk the ways of darkness, 

14 from those who enjoy doing evil, 

from those who find joy in the deviousness of evil. 

15 Their paths are crooked. 

Their ways are devious. 

9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice,

and integrity—every good path.

10 For wisdom will enter your mind,

and knowledge will delight your heart.

11 Discretion will watch over you,

and understanding will guard you,

12 rescuing you from the way of evil—

from the one who says perverse things,

13 from those who abandon the right paths

to walk in ways of darkness,

14 from those who enjoy doing evil

and celebrate perversion,

15 whose paths are crooked,

and whose ways are devious.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice

and equity, every good path;

10 for wisdom will come into your heart,

and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

11 prudence will watch over you;

and understanding will guard you.

12 It will save you from the way of evil,

from those who speak perversely,

13 who forsake the paths of uprightness

to walk in the ways of darkness,

14 who rejoice in doing evil

and delight in the perverseness of evil;

15 those whose paths are crooked,

and who are devious in their ways.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice

and uprightness—every good course—

10 for wisdom will enter your heart,

and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.

11 Discretion will watch over you;

understanding will protect you,

12 in order to deliver you from the way of evil,

from a man who speaks devious things—

13 those who forsake the paths of uprightness

to walk in ways of darkness,

14 those who are happy to do evil,

for they delight in the deviousness of evil,

15 who are crooked in their ways,

and devious in their paths;

9 You will understand what is right and honest and fair.

You will understand the right way to live.

10 Your heart will become wise.

Your mind will delight in knowledge.

11 Good sense will keep you safe.

Understanding will guard you.

12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of evil men.

It will save you from men who twist their words.

13 Men like that leave the straight paths

to walk in dark ways.

14 They take delight in doing what is wrong.

They take joy in twisting everything around.

15 Their paths are crooked.

Their ways are not straight.

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;