Proverbs 2

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1: My son,H1121 ifH0518 you receiveH3947 my words,H0561 and my commandsH4687 treasureH6845 within you.H0854

2: So that you inclineH7181 to wisdom,H2451 your earH0241 [And] applyH5186 your heartH3820 to understanding-H8394

3: Yes,H3588 ifH0518 for discernment,H0998 you cry outH7121 for understanding-H8394 [And] lift upH5414 your voice.H6963

4: IfH0518 you seek herH1245 as silver,H3701 and as [for] hidden treasures-H4301 search for her.H2664

5: ThenH0227 you will understandH0995 the fearH3374 of Yahweh,H3068 and the knowledgeH1847 of GodH0430 find.H4672

6: ForH3588 YahwehH3068 givesH5414 wisdom-H2451 from His mouth [come]H6310 knowledgeH1847 and understanding.H8394 He stores upH6845 for the upright-H3477 sound wisdomH8454 [He is] a shieldH4043 to those who walkH1980 uprightly.H8537

8: He guardsH5341 the pathsH0734 of justice,H4941 and the wayH1870 His saintsH2623 preserves.H8104

9: ThenH0227 you will understandH0995 righteousness,H6664 and justice,H4941 and Equity [and]-H4339 everyH3605 pathH4570 good.H2896

10: WhenH3588 entersH0935 wisdomH2451 your heart,H3820 and knowledgeH1847 to your soul-H5315 is pleasant.H5276

11: DiscretionH4209 will preserveH8104 youH5921 UnderstandingH8394 will keep you.H5341

12: To deliver youH5337 from the wayH1870 of evilH7451 from the manH0376 who speaksH1696 perverse things-H8419

13: from those who leaveH5800 the pathsH0734 of uprightness,H3476 to walkH1980 in the waysH1870 of darkness-H2822

14: who rejoiceH8056 in doingH6213 evil,H7451 [And] delightH1523 in the perversityH8419 of the wicked-H7451

15: WhoseH0834 ways [are]H0734 crooked,H6141 and [who are] deviousH3868 in their paths-H4570

16: to deliver youH5337 from immoralH0802 the womanH2114 from the seductressH5237 with her words-H0561 [who] flatters.H2505

17: Who forsakesH5800 the companionH0441 of her youth,H5271 andH0853 the covenantH1285 of her GodH0430 forgets.H7911

18: ForH3588 leads downH7743 toH0413 death,H4194 her houseH1004 and toH0413 the deadH7496 her paths.H4570

19: AllH3605 who go to herH0935 noneH3808 return,H7725 norH3808 do they regainH5381 the pathsH0734 of life.H2416

20: SoH4616 you may walkH1980 in the wayH1870 of goodnessH2896 and [to] the pathsH0734 of righteousnessH6662 keep.H8104

21: ForH3588 the uprightH3477 will dwell inH7931 the land,H0776 and the blamelessH8549 will remainH3498

22: But the wickedH7563 from the earth,H0776 will be cut offH3772 and the unfaithfulH0898 will be uprootedH5255 from it,H4480