ProverbsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareProverbs 2Geneva - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Proverbs 1Proverbs 2Proverbs 3Proverbs 4Proverbs 5Proverbs 6Proverbs 7Proverbs 8Proverbs 9Proverbs 10Proverbs 11Proverbs 12Proverbs 13Proverbs 14Proverbs 15Proverbs 16Proverbs 17Proverbs 18Proverbs 19Proverbs 20Proverbs 21Proverbs 22Proverbs 23Proverbs 24Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Proverbs 27Proverbs 28Proverbs 29Proverbs 30Proverbs 31›Proverbs 2ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee, 2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding, 3(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding: 4If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures, 5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God. 6For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding. 7He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly, 8That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes) 9Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path. 10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule, 11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee, 12And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things, 13And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes: 14Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked, 15Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths. 16And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes. 17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God. 18Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead. 19All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life. 20Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous. 21For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it. 22But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it. ‹Previous chapterProverbs 1Next chapterProverbs 3›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsProverbs 2 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain