2:1 My son 1121, if thou wilt receive 3947 8799 my words 561, and hide 6845 8799 my commandments 4687 with thee;

2:2 So that thou incline 7181 8687 thine ear 241 unto wisdom 2451, [and] apply 5186 8686 thine heart 3820 to understanding 8394;

2:3 Yea, if thou criest 7121 8799 after knowledge 998, [and] liftest up 5414 8799 thy voice 6963 for understanding 8394;(liftest…: Heb. givest thy voice)

2:4 If thou seekest 1245 8762 her as silver 3701, and searchest 2664 8799 for her as [for] hid treasures 4301;

2:5 Then shalt thou understand 995 8799 the fear 3374 of the LORD 3068, and find 4672 8799 the knowledge 1847 of God 430.

2:6 For the LORD 3068 giveth 5414 8799 wisdom 2451: out of his mouth 6310 [cometh] knowledge 1847 and understanding 8394.

2:7 He layeth up 6845 8799 8675 6845 8804 sound wisdom 8454 for the righteous 3477: [he is] a buckler 4043 to them that walk 1980 8802 uprightly 8537.

2:8 He keepeth 5341 8800 the paths 734 of judgment 4941, and preserveth 8104 8799 the way 1870 of his saints 2623.

2:9 Then shalt thou understand 995 8799 righteousness 6664, and judgment 4941, and equity 4339; [yea], every good 2896 path 4570.

2:10 When wisdom 2451 entereth 935 8799 into thine heart 3820, and knowledge 1847 is pleasant 5276 8799 unto thy soul 5315;

2:11 Discretion 4209 shall preserve 8104 8799 thee, understanding 8394 shall keep 5341 8799 thee:

2:12 To deliver 5337 8687 thee from the way 1870 of the evil 7451 [man], from the man 376 that speaketh 1696 8764 froward things 8419;

2:13 Who leave 5800 8802 the paths 734 of uprightness 3476, to walk 3212 8800 in the ways 1870 of darkness 2822;

2:14 Who rejoice 8056 to do 6213 8800 evil 7451, [and] delight 1523 8799 in the frowardness 8419 of the wicked 7451;

2:15 Whose ways 734 [are] crooked 6141, and [they] froward 3868 8737 in their paths 4570:

2:16 To deliver 5337 8687 thee from the strange 2114 8801 woman 802, [even] from the stranger 5237 [which] flattereth 2505 8689 with her words 561;

2:17 Which forsaketh 5800 8802 the guide 441 of her youth 5271, and forgetteth 7911 8804 the covenant 1285 of her God 430.

2:18 For her house 1004 inclineth 7743 8804 unto death 4194, and her paths 4570 unto the dead 7496.

2:19 None that go 935 8802 unto her return again 7725 8799, neither take they hold 5381 8686 of the paths 734 of life 2416.

2:20 That thou mayest walk 3212 8799 in the way 1870 of good 2896 [men], and keep 8104 8799 the paths 734 of the righteous 6662.

2:21 For the upright 3477 shall dwell 7931 8799 in the land 776, and the perfect 8549 shall remain 3498 8735 in it.