Proverbs 2
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1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
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2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
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3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
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4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
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5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
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6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
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7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
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8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
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9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
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10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
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11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
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12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
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13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
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14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
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15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
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16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
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17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
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18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
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19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
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20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
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21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
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22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
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Chapter 2
Cross References
Proverbs 2:1
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:Proverbs 1:3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding...Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.John 12:47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not t...
Proverbs 2:2
Proverbs 23:12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.Proverbs 18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with a...Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing...Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.Proverbs 22:17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto m...
Proverbs 2:3
James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,...Ephesians 1:17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you th...Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.1 Kings 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I ma...Psalms 25:4Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Proverbs 2:4
Matthew 13:44¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which w...Matthew 19:29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or...Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather t...Job 3:21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasu...Job 28:12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Proverbs 2:5
Proverbs 1:7¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom a...Jeremiah 24:7And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be...2 Chronicles 1:10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this peop...Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away fro...1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, tha...
Proverbs 2:6
Ephesians 1:17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you th...James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,...Psalms 119:98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are...Job 32:8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them un...Isaiah 54:13And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace o...
Proverbs 2:7
James 3:15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no goo...Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this worl...1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to noth...
Proverbs 2:8
Psalms 23:3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s...1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness;...John 10:28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall an...Psalms 145:20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.Psalms 66:9Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
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Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, w...Matthew 7:13¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, th...Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: caus...Proverbs 1:2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;Isaiah 48:17Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God...
Proverbs 2:10
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and r...Job 23:12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the w...Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishi...Proverbs 24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to...Proverbs 18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with a...
Proverbs 2:11
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.Ephesians 5:15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more stre...Proverbs 6:22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and...
Proverbs 2:12
1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, an...Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be d...2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touc...Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips...
Cross References
Proverbs 2:1
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:Proverbs 1:3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding...Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.John 12:47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not t...
Proverbs 2:2
Proverbs 23:12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.Proverbs 18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with a...Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing...Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.Proverbs 22:17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto m...
Proverbs 2:3
James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,...Ephesians 1:17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you th...Proverbs 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.1 Kings 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I ma...Psalms 25:4Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Proverbs 2:4
Matthew 13:44¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which w...Matthew 19:29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or...Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather t...Job 3:21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasu...Job 28:12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Proverbs 2:5
Proverbs 1:7¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom a...Jeremiah 24:7And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be...2 Chronicles 1:10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this peop...Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away fro...1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, tha...
Proverbs 2:6
Ephesians 1:17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you th...James 1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally,...Psalms 119:98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are...Job 32:8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them un...Isaiah 54:13And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace o...
Proverbs 2:7
James 3:15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no goo...Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this worl...1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to noth...
Proverbs 2:8
Psalms 23:3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s...1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness;...John 10:28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall an...Psalms 145:20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.Psalms 66:9Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Proverbs 2:9
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, w...Matthew 7:13¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, th...Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: caus...Proverbs 1:2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;Isaiah 48:17Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God...
Proverbs 2:10
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and r...Job 23:12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the w...Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishi...Proverbs 24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to...Proverbs 18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with a...
Proverbs 2:11
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.Ephesians 5:15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more stre...Proverbs 6:22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and...
Proverbs 2:12
1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, an...Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be d...2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touc...Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips...