Proverbs 2

1 ¶ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; son^H1121 receive^H3947 words^H561 hide^H6845 commandments^H4687 See also: Proverbs 3:1 Proverbs 1:3 Proverbs 4:1 Deuteronomy 6:6-9 Proverbs 7:1

2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; incline^H7181 ear^H241 wisdom^H2451 apply^H5186 heart^H3820 understanding^H8394 See also: Proverbs 23:12 Proverbs 18:1 Psalms 90:12 Psalms 119:111-112 Proverbs 22:17-21

3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; criest^H7121 knowledge^H998 up^H5414 voice^H6963 understanding^H8394 See also: James 1:5 Ephesians 1:17-18 Proverbs 3:6 1 Kings 3:9-12 Psalms 25:4-5

4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; seekest^H1245 silver^H3701 searchest^H2664 treasures^H4301 See also: Matthew 13:44 Proverbs 16:16 Matthew 19:29 Job 3:21 Job 28:12-20

5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. understand^H995 fear^H3374 LORD^H3068 find^H4672 knowledge^H1847 God^H430 See also: Proverbs 1:7 Jeremiah 24:7 2 Chronicles 1:10-12 Jeremiah 32:40-41 Luke 10:22

6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. LORD^H3068 giveth^H5414 wisdom^H2451 mouth^H6310 knowledge^H1847 understanding^H8394 See also: Ephesians 1:17-18 James 1:5 Luke 21:15 Job 32:8 Isaiah 54:13

7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. up^H6845 up^H6845 wisdom^H8454 righteous^H3477 buckler^H4043 walk^H1980 uprightly^H8537 See also: James 3:15-17 Proverbs 30:5 Psalms 84:11 1 Corinthians 3:18-19 1 Corinthians 1:19

8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. keepeth^H5341 paths^H734 judgment^H4941 preserveth^H8104 way^H1870 saints^H2623 See also: Psalms 23:3 1 Samuel 2:9 John 10:28-29 Psalms 145:20 Psalms 66:9

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. understand^H995 righteousness^H6664 judgment^H4941 equity^H4339 good^H2896 path^H4570 See also: Jeremiah 6:16 Psalms 143:8-10 Isaiah 48:17 Matthew 7:13-14 Proverbs 1:2-6

10 ¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; wisdom^H2451 entereth^H935 heart^H3820 knowledge^H1847 pleasant^H5276 soul^H5315 See also: Jeremiah 15:16 Colossians 3:16 Job 23:12 Psalms 19:10 Psalms 104:34

11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: Discretion^H4209 preserve^H8104 understanding^H8394 keep^H5341 See also: Proverbs 4:6 Ephesians 5:15 Psalms 25:21 Ecclesiastes 10:10 Psalms 119:9-11

12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; deliver^H5337 way^H1870 evil^H7451 man^H376 speaketh^H1696 things^H8419 See also: 1 Corinthians 15:33 Proverbs 8:13 Proverbs 13:20 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 59:3-5

13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; leave^H5800 paths^H734 uprightness^H3476 walk^H3212 ways^H1870 darkness^H2822 See also: John 3:19-20 Proverbs 4:19 Proverbs 21:16 2 Peter 2:20-22 1 John 2:19

14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; rejoice^H8056 do^H6213 evil^H7451 delight^H1523 frowardness^H8419 wicked^H7451 See also: Proverbs 10:23 Romans 1:32 Jeremiah 11:15 Luke 22:4-5 1 Corinthians 13:6

15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: ways^H734 crooked^H6141 froward^H3868 paths^H4570 See also: Psalms 125:5 Proverbs 21:8 Deuteronomy 32:5 Philippians 2:15 Isaiah 59:8

16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; deliver^H5337 strange^H2114 woman^H802 stranger^H5237 flattereth^H2505 words^H561 See also: Ecclesiastes 7:26 Proverbs 6:24 Proverbs 7:5-23 Proverbs 22:14 Proverbs 23:27

17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. forsaketh^H5800 guide^H441 youth^H5271 forgetteth^H7911 covenant^H1285 God^H430 See also: Ezekiel 16:59-60 Jeremiah 3:4 Ezekiel 16:8 Proverbs 5:18 Malachi 2:14-16

18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. house^H1004 inclineth^H7743 death^H4194 paths^H4570 dead^H7496 See also: Proverbs 9:18 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Proverbs 5:4-14 Galatians 5:19-21 Ephesians 5:5

19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. go^H935 again^H7725 hold^H5381 paths^H734 life^H2416 See also: Ecclesiastes 7:26 Psalms 81:12 Hosea 4:14 Matthew 19:24-26 Proverbs 4:18

20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. walk^H3212 way^H1870 good^H2896 keep^H8104 paths^H734 righteous^H6662 See also: Hebrews 6:12 3 John 1:11 Psalms 119:63 Psalms 119:115 Proverbs 13:20

21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. upright^H3477 dwell^H7931 land^H776 perfect^H8549 remain^H3498 See also: Psalms 84:11 Psalms 37:9 Psalms 37:29 Proverbs 10:30 Job 42:12

22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. wicked^H7563 off^H3772 earth^H776 transgressors^H898 out^H5255 See also: Psalms 52:5 Deuteronomy 7:22 Isaiah 3:10-11 Psalms 37:28 Deuteronomy 28:63-64