Proverbs 2:4-12 in English

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;

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

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

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

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

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

⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment; and shalt direct all thy course aright.

¹⁰ For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,

¹¹ good counsel shall guard thee, and holy understanding shall keep thee;

¹² to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.

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; yea, every good path.

¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto 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;

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; yea, every good path.

¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto 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;

⁴ and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shall you understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

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

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

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

⁹ Then shall you understand righteousness, and judgment; and shall direct all your course aright.

¹⁰ For if wisdom shall come into your understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to your soul,

¹¹ good counsel shall guard you, and holy understanding shall keep you;

¹² to deliver you from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and search 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 upright, he is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

⁸ That he may guard the paths of judgment, and preserve the way of his saints.

⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment, and equity, yea, every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom shall enter into thine 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 froward things;

⁴ Search eagerly for wisdom, like you would search for silver, like you would search for a treasure that someone has hidden.

⁵ If you do that, you will understand how to revere Yahweh, and you will succeed in knowing God.

⁶ Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom. He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.

⁷ He gives good advice to those who conduct their lives as they should. He protects MET those who do what is right.

⁸ He guards those who act justly/fairly toward others, and he watches over those who are faithful/loyal to him.

⁹ If you ask God for wisdom, you will understand what is right and just DOU to do, and you will know the right way to conduct your life,

¹⁰ because you will be wise in your inner being; and knowing what God wants you to know will cause you to be joyful.

¹¹ If you know PRS how to choose what is right to do and if you understand what God wants you to do, God will protect you and guard you and keep you safe.

¹² If you are wise PRS, you will not do what evil people do, and you will not believe what deceitful people say.

⁴ and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

⁵ then shall you understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

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

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

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

⁹ Then shall you understand righteousness, and judgement; and shall direct all your course aright.

¹⁰ For if wisdom shall come into your understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to your soul,

¹¹ good counsel shall guard you, and holy understanding shall keep you;

¹² to deliver you from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

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;

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;

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:

⁴ if you look for it as if it were silver and search for it as if it were hidden treasure;

⁵ then you will understand how to relate to the Lord and discover the truth about God.

⁶ The Lord is the source of wisdom; what he says provides knowledge that makes sense.

⁷ He gives good judgment to those who live right; he defends those who have good sense.

⁸ He supports those who act fairly and protects those who trust in him.

⁹ Then you will be able to recognize what is right and just and fair, in fact all that is good in the way you should live.

¹⁰ For wisdom will fill your mind, and knowledge will make you happy.

¹¹ Good decisions will keep you on track; thinking logically will keep you safe.

¹² Doing this will save you from the ways of evil, from men who tell twisted lies,

⁴ If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,

⁵ Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

⁷ He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,

⁸ That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)

⁹ Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.

¹⁰ When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,

¹¹ Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

¹² And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, and search 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 discernment;

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 godly ones.

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, discernment shall guard thee;

¹² To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things;

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; yea, every good path.

¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, And knowledge is pleasant unto 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;

⁴ If thou wilt seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ Then wilt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of God wilt thou find.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He treasureth up sound wisdom for the righteous, as a shield to those that walk in integrity:

⁸ That men may keep the paths of justice; and the way of his pious servants doth he guard.

⁹ Then wilt thou understand righteousness, and justice, and equity: yea, every track of goodness.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter thy heart, and knowledge will be pleasant unto thy soul;

¹¹ Discretion will watch over thee, understanding will keep thee;

¹² To deliver thee from the way of the bad, from the man that speaketh perverse things;

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

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God.

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

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

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

⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment; And shalt direct all thy course aright.

¹⁰ For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, And discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,

¹¹ Good counsel shall guard thee, And holy understanding shall keep thee;

¹² To deliver thee from the evil way, And from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.

⁴ If thou wilt seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures,

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD giveth wisdom; From his mouth proceed knowledge and understanding:

⁷ He layeth up safety for the righteous; He is a shield to them that walk uprightly:

⁸ He guardeth the paths of equity, And defendeth the way of his servants.

⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness and equity And uprightness, yea, every good path.

¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thy heart, And knowledge is pleasant to thy soul,

¹¹ Discretion will guard thee, Understanding will preserve thee.

¹² It will deliver thee from the way of the wicked, From the men who speak perverse things;

⁴ If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Adonai , and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Adonai gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;

⁸ that he may guard the paths of mishpat ·justice·, and preserve the way of his saints.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and mishpat ·justice·, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;

⁴ if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures,

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh and you will find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom, from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He stores up sound wisdom for those who please him, he is a shield for those who walk in integrity,

⁸ he guards the paths of justice and he will preserve the way of those who are faithful to him.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and equity, and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you.

¹² They will rescue you from the way of evil, from those who speak perverse things,

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

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;

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his holy ones.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

⁴ if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸ that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his holy ones.

⁹ Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

⁴ if thou seekest it as money, and diggest it out as treasures;

⁵ then thou shalt understand the dread of the Lord, and shalt find the knowing of God.

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom; and prudence and knowing is of his mouth.

⁷ He shall keep the health of rightful or rightwise men, and he shall defend them that go simply.

⁸ And he shall keep the paths of rightwiseness, and he shall keep the ways of holy men.

⁹ Then thou shalt understand rightfulness or rightwiseness, and doom, and equity, and each good path.

¹⁰ If wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowing pleaseth thy soul,

¹¹ good counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall keep thee;

¹² that thou be delivered from an evil way, and from a man that speaketh wayward things.

⁴ if thou seekest it as money, and diggest it out as treasures;

⁵ then thou shalt understand the dread of the Lord, and shalt find the knowing of God. (then thou shalt understand the fear of the Lord or then thou shalt understand reverence for the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.)

⁶ For the Lord giveth wisdom; and prudence and knowing is of his mouth. (For the Lord giveth wisdom; and understanding and knowledge cometh from his mouth.)

⁷ He shall keep the health of rightful men, and he shall defend them that go simply. (He shall keep safe the salvation, or the deliverance, of the righteous, and he shall defend those who go with honesty, or with integrity.)

⁸ And he shall keep (safe) the paths of rightwiseness, and he shall keep (safe) the ways of holy men.

⁹ Then thou shalt understand rightfulness, and doom, and equity, and each good path. (Then thou shalt understand righteousness, and judgement, and fairness, and each good way.)

¹⁰ If wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowing pleaseth thy soul,

¹¹ good counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall keep thee; (good advice shall keep thee safe, and understanding shall keep thee safe;)

¹² (so) that thou be delivered from an evil way, and from a man that speaketh wayward things (or and from the person who speaketh wicked things).

⁴ If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

⁵ Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

⁷ Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

⁸ To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.

⁹ Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness — every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

¹¹ Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

¹² To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,