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Proverbs 2

New Living Translation NLT

1 My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.

2 Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.

3 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.

4 Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.

5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.

6 For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.

8 He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.

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.

16 Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.

17 She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.

18 Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.

19 The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life.

20 Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous.

21 For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.

22 But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.

Common English Bible CEB

1 My son, accept my words and store up my commands.

2 Turn your ear toward wisdom, and stretch your mind toward understanding.

3 Call out for insight, and cry aloud for understanding.

4 Seek it like silver; search for it like hidden treasure.

5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and discover the knowledge of God.

6 The LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He reserves ability for those with integrity. He is a shield for those who live a blameless life.

8 He protects the paths of justice and guards the way of those who are loyal to him.

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice, as well as integrity, every good course.

10 Wisdom will enter your mind, and knowledge will fill you with delight.

11 Discretion will guard you; understanding will protect you.

12 Wisdom will rescue you from the evil path, from people who twist their words.

13 They forsake the way of integrity and go on obscure paths.

14 They enjoy doing evil, rejoicing in their twisted evil.

15 Their paths are confused; they get lost on their way.

16 Wisdom will rescue you from the mysterious woman, from the foreign woman with her slick words.

17 She leaves behind the partner of her youth; she even forgets her covenant with God.

18 Her house sinks down to death, and her paths go down to the shadowy dead.

19 All those who go to her will never return; they will never again reach the ways of the living.

20 So you should stay on the path of good people, guarding the road of the righteous.

21 Those who have integrity will dwell in the land; the innocent will remain in it.

22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be ripped up.