12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
Proverbs 2 is a father’s extended meditation on the rewards of pursuing wisdom. It unfolds as a single, carefully crafted poem: a conditional promise. If the son receives wisdom’s words and actively searches for understanding as for hidden treasure, then he will understand the fe
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