Proverbs 2:1-9

¹My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,a

²And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,b

³(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:c

⁴If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,d

⁵Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.e

⁶For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.f

⁷He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,g

⁸That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)h

⁹Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.