1
The man who fears the Lord will do this, and he who holds to the law will obtain wisdom.
2
She will come to meet him like a mother, and like the wife of his youth she will welcome him.
3
She will feed him with the bread of understanding, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
4
He will lean on her and will not fall, and he will rely on her and will not be put to shame.
5
She will exalt him above his neighbors, and will open his mouth in the midst of the assembly.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.