1 MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
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:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my words, and hide my commaundements with thee;

2So that thou incline thine eare vnto wisedome, and apply thine heart to vnderstanding:

3Yea if thou cryest after knowledge, and liftest vp thy voyce for vnderstanding:

4If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her, as for hid treasures:

5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

6For the Lord giueth wisedome: out of his mouth commeth knowledge, and vnderstanding.

7He layeth vp sound wisedome for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walke vprightly.

8He keepeth the pathes of iudgement, and preserueth the way of his Saints.

9Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnesse, and iudgement, and equity; yea euery good path.

10¶ When wisedome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant vnto thy soule;

11Discretion shall preserue thee, vnderstanding shall keepe thee:

12To deliuer thee from the way of the euill man, from the man that speaketh froward things.

13Who leaue the pathes of vprightnesse, to walke in the wayes of darkenesse:

14Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.

15Whose wayes are crooked, and they froward in their pathes.

16To deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her words:

17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.

18For her house inclineth vnto death, and her pathes vnto the dead:

19None that goe vnto her, returne againe, neither take they hold of the pathes of life.

20That thou mayest walke in the way of good men, and keepe the pathes of the righteous.

21For the vpright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remaine in it.

22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.

I == Prov 4:21 ; 7:1

 

 

IV == Prov 3:14 ; Matt 13:44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == 1st Sam 2:9

 

 

 

 

XI == Prov 6:22

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Rom 1:32

 

 

XVI == Prov 5:3 , 20 ; 6:24 ; 7:5

 

XVII == Mal 2:14- ; 104:35 15

XVIII == Prov 7:27

 

 

 

 

XXI == Ps 37:29

XXII == Job 18:17 ; Ps 37:28

1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure my commands,

2 Turning your ear to wisdom, inclining your heart to understanding;

3 Yes, if you call to intelligence, and to understanding raise your voice;

4 If you seek her like silver, and like hidden treasures search her out:

5 Then will you understand the fear of the LORD; the knowledge of God you will find;

6 For the LORD gives wisdom, from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

7 He has counsel in store for the upright, he is the shield of those who walk honestly,

8 Guarding the paths of justice, protecting the way of his pious ones.

9 Then you will understand rectitude and justice, honesty, every good path;

10 For wisdom will enter your heart, knowledge will please your soul,

11 Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you;

12 Saving you from the way of evil men, from men of perverse speech,

13 Who leave the straight paths to walk in the way of darkness,

14 Who delight in doing evil, rejoice in perversity;

15 Whose ways are crooked, and devious their paths;

16 Saving you from the wife of another, from the adulteress with her smooth words,

17 Who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the pact with her God;

18 For her path sinks down to death, and her footsteps lead to the shades;

19 None who enter thereon come back again, or gain the paths of life.

20 Thus you may walk in the way of good men, and keep to the paths of the just.

21 For the upright will dwell in the land, the honest will remain in it;

22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land, the faithless will be rooted out of it.

v 1-22. This chapter shows how the earnest pursuit of wisdom and the fear of the Lord delivers from evil. Verses 11-22 specifically warns of immoral people.