Proverbs 2

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

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1Every young man who listens to me and obeys

2my instructions will be given wisdom and good sense.

3Yes, if you want better insight and discernment,

4and are searching for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure, then wisdom will be given you and knowledge of God himself;

5you will soon learn the importance of reverence for the Lord and of trusting him.

6For the Lord grants wisdom! His every word is a treasure of knowledge and understanding.

7He grants good sense to the godly—his saints.

8He is their shield, protecting them and guarding their pathway.

9He shows how to distinguish right from wrong, how to find the right decision every time.

10For wisdom and truth will enter the very center of your being, filling your life with joy.

11You will be given the sense to stay away from evil

12men who want you to be their partners in crime—men who

13turn from God's ways to walk down dark and evil paths

14and exult in doing wrong, for they thoroughly enjoy their sins.

15Everything they do is crooked and wrong.

16Only wisdom from the Lord can save a man from the flattery of

17prostitutes; these girls have abandoned their husbands and flouted the laws of God.

18Their houses lie along the road to death and hell.

19The men who enter them are doomed. None of these men will ever be the same again.

20Follow the steps of the godly instead, and stay on the right path,

21for only good men enjoy life to the full;

22evil men lose the good things they might have had, and they themselves shall be destroyed.

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