4 a If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as
for hidden treasures;
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5 a Then you will understand the fear of the
Lord ,
And find the knowledge of God.
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6 a For the
Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth
come knowledge and understanding;
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7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
a He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
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8 He guards the paths of justice,
And
a preserves the way of His saints.
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9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity
and every good path.
10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 Discretion will preserve you;
a Understanding will keep you,
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12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To
a walk in the ways of darkness;
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14 a Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
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15 a Whose ways
are crooked,
And
who are devious in their paths;
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16 To deliver you from
a the immoral woman,
b From the seductress
who flatters with her words,
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New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
