1 My son 1121, if thou wilt receive 3947 my words 561, and hide 6845 my commandments 4687 with thee;
2 So that thou incline 7181 thine ear 241 unto wisdom 2451, and apply 5186 thine heart 3820 to understanding 8394;
3 Yea, if thou criest 7121 after knowledge 998, and liftest up 5414 thy voice 6963 for understanding 8394;
4 If thou seekest 1245 her as silver 3701, and searchest 2664 for her as for hid treasures 4301;
5 Then shalt thou understand 995 the fear 3374 of the LORD 3068, and find 4672 the knowledge 1847 of God 430.
6 For the LORD 3068 giveth 5414 wisdom 2451: out of his mouth 6310 cometh knowledge 1847 and understanding 8394.
7 He layeth up 6845 6845 sound wisdom 8454 for the righteous 3477: he is a buckler 4043 to them that walk 1980 uprightly 8537.
8 He keepeth 5341 the paths 734 of judgment 4941, and preserveth 8104 the way 1870 of his saints 2623.
9 Then shalt thou understand 995 righteousness 6664, and judgment 4941, and equity 4339; yea, every good 2896 path 4570.
10 When wisdom 2451 entereth 935 into thine heart 3820, and knowledge 1847 is pleasant 5276 unto thy soul 5315;
11 Discretion 4209 shall preserve 8104 thee, understanding 8394 shall keep 5341 thee:
12 To deliver 5337 thee from the way 1870 of the evil 7451 man, from the man 376 that speaketh 1696 froward things 8419;
13 Who leave 5800 the paths 734 of uprightness 3476, to walk 3212 in the ways 1870 of darkness 2822;
14 Who rejoice 8056 to do 6213 evil 7451, and delight 1523 in the frowardness 8419 of the wicked 7451;
15 Whose ways 734 are crooked 6141, and they froward 3868 in their paths 4570:
16 To deliver 5337 thee from the strange 2114 woman 802, even from the stranger 5237 which flattereth 2505 with her words 561;
17 Which forsaketh 5800 the guide 441 of her youth 5271, and forgetteth 7911 the covenant 1285 of her God 430.
18 For her house 1004 inclineth 7743 unto death 4194, and her paths 4570 unto the dead 7496.
19 None that go 935 unto her return again 7725, neither take they hold 5381 of the paths 734 of life 2416.
20 That thou mayest walk 3212 in the way 1870 of good 2896 men, and keep 8104 the paths 734 of the righteous 6662.
21 For the upright 3477 shall dwell 7931 in the land 776, and the perfect 8549 shall remain 3498 in it.
22 But the wicked 7563 shall be cut off 3772 from the earth 776, and the transgressors 898 shall be rooted out 5255 of it.