English Bible Presentation Sharing - Proverbs Book, chapter 2, verse All in Ncv Version

Proverbs 2 : 1 (NCV)

My child, listen to what I say and remember what I command you.

Proverbs 2 : 2 (NCV)

Listen carefully to wisdom; set your mind on understanding.

Proverbs 2 : 3 (NCV)

Cry out for wisdom, and beg for understanding.

Proverbs 2 : 4 (NCV)

Search for it like silver, and hunt for it like hidden treasure.

Proverbs 2 : 5 (NCV)

Then you will understand respect for the Lord, and you will find that you know God.

Proverbs 2 : 6 (NCV)

Only the Lord gives wisdom; he gives knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 2 : 7 (NCV)

He stores up wisdom for those who are honest. Like a shield he protects the innocent.

Proverbs 2 : 8 (NCV)

He makes sure that justice is done, and he protects those who are loyal to him.

Proverbs 2 : 9 (NCV)

Then you will understand what is honest and fair and what is the good and right thing to do.

Proverbs 2 : 10 (NCV)

Wisdom will come into your mind, and knowledge will be pleasing to you.

Proverbs 2 : 11 (NCV)

Good sense will protect you; understanding will guard you.

Proverbs 2 : 12 (NCV)

It will keep you from the wicked, from those whose words are bad,

Proverbs 2 : 13 (NCV)

who don't do what is right but what is evil.

Proverbs 2 : 14 (NCV)

They enjoy doing wrong and are happy to do what is crooked and evil.

Proverbs 2 : 15 (NCV)

What they do is wrong, and their ways are dishonest.

Proverbs 2 : 16 (NCV)

It will save you from the unfaithful wife who tries to lead you into adultery with pleasing words.

Proverbs 2 : 17 (NCV)

She leaves the husband she married when she was young. She ignores the promise she made before God.

Proverbs 2 : 18 (NCV)

Her house is on the way to death; those who took that path are now all dead.

Proverbs 2 : 19 (NCV)

No one who goes to her comes back or walks the path of life again.

Proverbs 2 : 20 (NCV)

But wisdom will help you be good and do what is right.

Proverbs 2 : 21 (NCV)

Those who are honest will live in the land, and those who are innocent will remain in it.

Proverbs 2 : 22 (NCV)

But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the unfaithful will be thrown out of it.