Proverbs - douay rheims

Chapter 2

¹ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee,
² That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: Incline thy heart to know prudence:
³ For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:
⁴ If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure:
⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.
⁶ Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.
⁷ He will keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity.
⁸ Keeping the paths of justice, and guarding the ways of saints.
⁹ Then shalt thou understand justice, and judgment, and equity, and every good path.
¹⁰ If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
¹¹ Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
¹² That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
¹³ Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways:
¹⁴ Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in most wicked things:
¹⁵ Whose ways are perverse, and their steps infamous.
¹⁶ That thou mayst be delivered from the strange women, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words:
¹⁷ And forsaketh the guide of her youth,
¹⁸ And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.
¹⁹ None that go in unto her shall return again, neither shall they take hold of the paths of life,
²⁰ That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.
²¹ For they that are upright shall dwell in the earth, and the simple shall continue in it.
²² But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly shall be taken away from it.

Proverbs - webster

Chapter 2

¹ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
² So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding;
³ Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
⁴ If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
⁸ He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; and every good path.
¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul;
¹¹ Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
¹² To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
¹³ Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger who flattereth with her words;
¹⁷ Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
¹⁸ For her house inclineth to death, and her paths to the dead.
¹⁹ None that go to her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life.
²⁰ That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
²¹ For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
²² But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Proverbs - world english bible

Chapter 2

¹ son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;
² as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
³ if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;
⁴ you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:
⁵ you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
⁷ lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;
⁸ he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.
⁹ you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.
¹⁰ wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
¹¹ will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
¹² deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;
¹³ forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
¹⁴ rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil;
¹⁵ are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths:
¹⁶ deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
¹⁷ forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God:
¹⁸ her house leads down to death, her paths to the dead.
¹⁹ who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:
²⁰ you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
²¹ the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
²² the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.

Proverbs - darby

Chapter 2

¹ My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,
² so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom [and] thou apply thy heart to understanding;
³ yea, if thou criest after discernment [and] liftest up thy voice to understanding;
⁴ if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:
⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [he] is a shield to them that walk in integrity;
⁸ guarding the paths of just judgment and keeping the way of his godly ones.
⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity: every good path.
¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul,
¹¹ discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee:
¹² To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;
¹³ [from those] who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
¹⁴ who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of evil;
¹⁵ whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course:
¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;
¹⁷ who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;
¹⁸ -- for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead;
¹⁹ none that go unto her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life:
²⁰ -- that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, and keep the paths of the righteous.
²¹ For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;
²² but the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful shall be plucked up out of it.

Proverbs - american standard version

Chapter 2

¹ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
² So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;
³ Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;
⁴ If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:
⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
⁷ He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;
⁸ That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.
⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
¹⁰ For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
¹¹ Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
¹² To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
¹³ Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;
¹⁴ Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
¹⁵ Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:
¹⁶ To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
¹⁷ That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
¹⁸ For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;
¹⁹ None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:
²⁰ That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.
²¹ For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.
²² But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

Proverbs - basic english

Chapter 2

¹ My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
² So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;
³ Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;
⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;
⁵ Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:
⁷ He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;
⁸ He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.
⁹ Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.
¹⁰ For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;
¹¹ Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;
¹² Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
¹³ Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;
¹⁴ Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
¹⁵ Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:
¹⁶ To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;
¹⁷ Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:
¹⁸ For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades:
¹⁹ Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:
²⁰ So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.
²¹ For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.
²² But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.