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The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security
My son, if you will areceive my wordsAnd btreasure my commandments within you,2 aSo that your ear is attentive to skillful and godly wisdom,And apply your heart to understanding seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly;3 Yes, if you cry out for insight,And lift up your voice for understanding;4 If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would asilverAnd search for her as you would bhidden treasures;5 Then you will understand the reverent afear of the LORD that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesomeAnd discover the knowledge of God. Prov 1:76 aFor the LORD gives skillful and godly wisdom;From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.7 He stores away sound wisdom for the righteous those who are in right standing with Him;He is a ashield to those who walk in integrity those of honorable character and moral courage,8 He guards the paths of justice;And He apreserves the way of His saints (believers) . 1+@Sam 2:9; Ps 66:8, 99 Then you will understand arighteousness and justice in every circumstanceAnd integrity and every bgood path.10 For skillful and godly awisdom will enter your heartAnd bknowledge will be pleasant to your soul.11 Discretion will awatch over you,Understanding and discernment will guard you,12 To akeep you from the way of evil and the evil man,From the man who speaks bperverse things;13 From those who aleave the paths of uprightnessTo walk in the bways of darkness;14 Who afind joy in doing evilAnd delight in the perversity of evil,15 Whose paths are acrooked,And who are devious in their ways;16 To akeep you from the immoral woman;From the bseductress with her flattering words, Prov 2:1117 Who leaves the acompanion (husband) of her youth,And forgets the bcovenant of her God.18 For aher house leads down to deathAnd her paths lead to the dead;19 None awho go to her return again,Nor do they regain the bpaths of life—20 So you will awalk in the way of good men that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character,And keep to the bpaths of the righteous.21 For athe upright those who are in right standing with God will live in the landAnd those of integrity who are bblameless in God’s sight will remain in it;22 But athe wicked will be cut off from the landAnd bthe treacherous shall be forcibly cuprooted and removed from it.
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The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security
My son, if you will areceive my wordsAnd btreasure my commandments within you,2 aMake your ear attentive to wisdom;Incline your heart to understanding.3 For if you cry out for insight,And 1raise your voice for understanding;4 If you seek her as asilverAnd search for her as for bhidden treasures;5 Then you will understand the afear of the LORD,And discover the knowledge of God.6 For athe LORD gives wisdom;From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;He is a ashield to those who walk in integrity,8 Guarding the paths of justice,And He awatches over the way of His godly ones.9 Then you will discern arighteousness, justice,And integrity, and every bgood path.10 For awisdom will enter your heart,And bknowledge will be delightful to your soul;11 Discretion will awatch over you,Understanding will guard you,12 To arescue you from the way of evil,From a person who speaks bperverse things;13 From those who aleave the paths of uprightnessTo walk in the bways of darkness;14 Who adelight in doing evilAnd rejoice in the perversity of evil;15 Whose paths are acrooked,And who are devious in their ways;16 To arescue you from the strange woman,From the bforeign woman who flatters with her words,17 Who leaves the acompanion of her youthAnd forgets the bcovenant of her God;18 For aher house sinks down to death,And her tracks lead to the 1dead;19 None awho go to her return,Nor do they reach the bpaths of life.20 So you will awalk in the way of good peopleAnd keep to the bpaths of the righteous.21 For athe upright will live in the land,And bthe blameless will remain in it;22 But athe wicked will be eliminated from the land,And bthe treacherous will be ctorn away from it.