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Proverbs 2:1-19 NWT
2 My son, if you will receive my sayings and treasure up my own commandments with yourself, 2 so as to pay attention to wisdom with your ear, that you may incline your heart to discernment; 3 if, moreover, you call out for understanding itself and you give forth your voice for discernment itself, 4 if you keep seeking for it as for silver, and as for hid treasures you keep searching for it, 5 in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah, and you will find the very knowledge of God. 6 For Jehovah himself gives wisdom; out of his mouth there are knowledge and discernment. 7 And for the upright ones he will treasure up practical wisdom; for those walking in integrity he is a shield, 8 by observing the paths of judgment, and he will guard the very way of his loyal ones. 9 In that case you will understand righteousness and judgment and uprightness, the entire course of what is good. 10 When wisdom enters into your heart and knowledge itself becomes pleasant to your very soul, 11 thinking ability itself will keep guard over you, discernment itself will safeguard you, 12 to deliver you from the bad way, from the man speaking perverse things, 13 from those leaving the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, 14 from those who are rejoicing in doing bad, who are joyful in the perverse things of badness; 15 those whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their general course; 16 to deliver you from the strange woman, from the foreign woman who has made her own sayings smooth, 17 who is leaving the confidential friend of her youth and who has forgotten the very covenant of her God. 18 For down to death her house does sink and down to those impotent in death her tracks. 19 None of those having relations with her will come back, nor will they regain the paths of those living.
Proverbs 2:1-22 LITV
(1) My son, if you will receive my words, and treasure up my commandments with you,
(2) so that you attend to wisdom, you shall extend your heart to understanding.
(3) For if you cry for discernment, lifting up your voice for understanding;
(4) if you seek her as silver, and search for her as hidden treasures,
(5) then you shall understand the fear of Jehovah and find knowledge of God.
(6) For Jehovah gives wisdom; out of His mouth are knowledge and understanding.
(7) He lays up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to the ones who walk in integrity,
(8) to guard the paths of judgment, and He protects the way of His saints.
(9) Then you shall understand righteousness and judgment and honesty, yea, every good path.
(10) When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
(11) discretion shall keep you, understanding shall watch over you,
(12) to deliver you from the evil way, from the man who speaks perverse things,
(13) those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
(14) who rejoice to do evil, they delight in the perversities of the wicked,
(15) whose paths are crooked, who are devious in their tracks;
(16) these will deliver you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words,
(17) who forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
(18) For her house leads down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
(19) All going in to her do not return, nor do they reach the ways of life.
(20) Then you may walk in the ways of the good and keep the ways of the righteous.
(21) For the upright shall live in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
(22) But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Proverbs 2:1-22 MKJV
(1) My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you,
(2) so that you attend to wisdom, you shall extend your heart to understanding;
(3) yea, if you cry after knowledge and lift up your voice for understanding;
(4) if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,
(5) then you shall understand the fear of Jehovah and find the knowledge of God.
(6) For Jehovah gives wisdom; out of His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
(7) He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.
(8) He keeps the paths of judgment, and guards the way of His saints.
(9) Then you shall understand righteousness and judgment and honesty, every good path.
(10) When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasing to your soul;
(11) judgment shall keep you, understanding shall keep you,
(12) to deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks wicked things;
(13) those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
(14) who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversities of the wicked;
(15) whose ways are crooked, and are devious in their paths.
(16) They will deliver you from the strange woman, the stranger who flatters with her words,
(17) who forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
(18) For her house bows down to death, and her paths to the dead.
(19) All who go in to her do not return, nor do they take hold of the paths of life,
(20) in order that you may walk in the way of good and keep the paths of the righteous.
(21) For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
(22) But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Proverbs 2:1-22 ASV
(1) My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
(2) So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;
(3) Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;
(4) If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:
(5) Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
(6) For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:
(7) He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
(8) That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
(9) Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.
(10) For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
(11) Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
(12) To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
(13) Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
(14) Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
(15) Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:
(16) To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
(17) That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
(18) For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;
(19) None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:
(20) That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
(21) For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.
(22) But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation