1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
and apply thine heart to understanding;
3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as
for hid treasures;
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth
cometh knowledge and understanding.
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:
he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity;
yea, every good path.
10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12To deliver thee from the way of the evil
man, from the man that speaketh froward things;