1  My son, if you ^mreceive my words

and ⁿtreasure up my commandments with you,

2  making your ear ^oattentive to wisdom

and inclining your heart to understanding;

3  yes, if you ^pcall out for insight

and raise your voice for understanding,

4  if you ^qseek it like silver

and search for it as for hidden treasures,

5  then you will understand the ^rfear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

6  For ^sthe Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

7  he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

he is a ^tshield to those who walk in integrity,

8  guarding the paths of justice

and watching over the way of his saints.

9  Then you will understand ^urighteousness and justice

and equity, every good path;

10  for wisdom will come ^vinto your heart,

and knowledge will be ^wpleasant to your soul;

11  discretion will watch over you,

understanding will ^xguard you,

12  delivering you from the way of evil,

from men of ^yperverted speech,

13  who forsake the ^zpaths of uprightness

to ^awalk in the ways of darkness,

14  who ^brejoice in doing evil

and delight in the perverseness of evil,

15  men whose paths are ^ccrooked,

and who are ^ddevious in their ways.