Proverbs 2:1-8

¹My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;

²thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; thou shalt also apply thine heart to understanding, and shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.

³For if thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;

⁴and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,

⁷and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;

⁸that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.