1My son, if you accept my words
2if you incline your ear to wisdom
3if you truly call out to insight
4if you seek it like silver
5then you will discern the fear of the LORD
6For the LORD gives wisdom;
7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
8to guard the paths of justice
9Then you will discern righteousness
10For wisdom will enter your heart,
11Discretion will watch over you,
12to deliver you from the way of evil,
13from those who leave the straight paths
14from those who enjoy doing evil
15whose paths are crooked
16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman,2:16 Or wayward wife
17who abandons the partner of her youth
18For her house sinks down to death,
19None who go to her return
20So you will follow in the ways of the good,
21For the upright will inhabit the land,
22but the wicked will be cut off from the land,