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The Value of Wisdom
My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
The Value of Wisdom
My son, if you receive my words,
And treasure my commands within you,
My son, if you receive my words,
And treasure my commands within you,
making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
and inclining your heart to understanding;
So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
And apply your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
and raise your voice for understanding,
Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,
and search for it as for hidden treasures,
If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
and find the knowledge of God.
Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
And find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
guarding the paths of justice
and watching over the way of his saints.
and watching over the way of his saints.
He guards the paths of justice,
And preserves the way of His saints.
And preserves the way of His saints.
Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path;
and equity, every good path;
Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
Equity and every good path.
for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
discretion will watch over you,
understanding will guard you,
understanding will guard you,
Discretion will preserve you;
Understanding will keep you,
Understanding will keep you,
delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
from men of perverted speech,
To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,
to walk in the ways of darkness,
From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
To walk in the ways of darkness;
who rejoice in doing evil
and delight in the perverseness of evil,
and delight in the perverseness of evil,
Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
men whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.
and who are devious in their ways.
Whose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;
And who are devious in their paths;
To deliver you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words,
From the seductress who flatters with her words,
who forsakes the companion of her youth
and forgets the covenant of her God;
and forgets the covenant of her God;
Who forsakes the companion of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
And forgets the covenant of her God.
none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.
nor do they regain the paths of life.
So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity will remain in it,
and those with integrity will remain in it,
For the upright will dwell in the land,
And the blameless will remain in it;
And the blameless will remain in it;