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- Chapter 2 -

Reward for the seeker of wisdom

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My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
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And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
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(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
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If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,
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Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
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For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
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He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,
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That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)
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Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.
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When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
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Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
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And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
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And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
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Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
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Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.
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And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
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Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
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Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
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All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.

Walking in the way of wisdom

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Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
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For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
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But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.

Reward for the seeker of wisdom

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My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,
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so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
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yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;
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if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;
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then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.(a)
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For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
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He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
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that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.
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Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.
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For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
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Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
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to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,
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who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,
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who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,
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who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,
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to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,
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who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;
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for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.
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None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life.

Walking in the way of wisdom

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Therefore walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
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For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
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But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.

Footnotes

(a)2:5 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
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