Proverbs 2
1 My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
make your ears pay attention to wisdom and incline your heart to understanding.
3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
If you cry out for understanding and raise your voice for it,
4 If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,
if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures,
5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
then you will understand the fear of Yahweh and you will find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
For Yahweh gives wisdom, from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
7 He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,
He stores up sound wisdom for those who please him, he is a shield for those who walk in integrity,
8 That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)
he guards the paths of justice and he will preserve the way of those who are faithful to him.
9 Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.
Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and equity, and every good path.
10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you.
12 And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
They will rescue you from the way of evil, from those who speak perverse things,
13 And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
who abandon the right paths and walk in the ways of darkness.
14 Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
They rejoice when they do evil and delight in the perversities of evil.
15 Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.
They follow crooked paths, and using deception they hide their tracks.
16 And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
Wisdom and discretion will save you from an adulterous woman, from an immoral woman and her flattering words.
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
She forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
18 Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
For her house leads down to death and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave.
19 All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
All who go in to her will not return again and they will not find the paths of life.
20 Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good people and follow the paths of righteous people.
21 For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
For those doing right will make a home in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.
22 But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.
But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the faithless will be cut off from it.
