Proverbs 2
1My son, if you accept my wordsand store up my commands within you, 2turning your ear to wisdomand applying your heart to understanding— 3indeed, if you call out for insightand cry aloud for understanding, 4and if you look for it as for silverand search for it as for hidden treasure, 5then you will understand the fear of the Lordand find the knowledge of God. 6For the Lord gives wisdom;from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7He holds success in store for the upright,he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, 8for he guards the course of the justand protects the way of his faithful ones. 9Then you will understand what is right and justand fair—every good path. 10For wisdom will enter your heart,and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11Discretion will protect you,and understanding will guard you. 12Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,from men whose words are perverse, 13who have left the straight pathsto walk in dark ways, 14who delight in doing wrongand rejoice in the perverseness of evil, 15whose paths are crookedand who are devious in their ways. 16Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,from the wayward woman with her seductive words, 17who has left the partner of her youthand ignored the covenant she made before God. 18Surely her house leads down to deathand her paths to the spirits of the dead. 19None who go to her returnor attain the paths of life. 20Thus you will walk in the ways of the goodand keep to the paths of the righteous. 21For the upright will live in the land,and the blameless will remain in it; 22but the wicked will be cut off from the land,and the unfaithful will be torn from it.
Study Context for Proverbs 2
As you study Proverbs 2, keep in mind the overarching themes of this old testament book: Wisdom, Fear of the Lord, Righteousness. Observe how the specific events or teachings in this chapter contribute to the book's broader message.
WisdomFear of the LordRighteousness
Observation: What does Proverbs 2 reveal about the character and nature of God? What does it reveal about humanity?
Application: How does the truth presented in this chapter change how you should live, think, or pray today?
Read in context:Proverbs 1Proverbs 3
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