Proverbs 2

¹My sonבְּ֭נִיbə·nî — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you acceptתִּקַּ֣חtiq·qaḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → my wordsאֲמָרָ֑י’ă·mā·rāy — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → and hideתִּצְפֹּ֥ןtiṣ·pōn — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗יū·miṣ·wō·ṯay — A command or commandment; divine instruction or lawH4687 — Full Word Study → within youאִתָּֽךְ׃’it·tāḵ — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study →, ²if you inclineלְהַקְשִׁ֣יבlə·haq·šîḇ — To listen attentively; to give heedH7181 — Full Word Study → your earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ’ā·zə·ne·ḵā — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → to wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֣הla·ḥā·ḵə·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study → and directתַּטֶּ֥הtaṭ·ṭeh — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study → your heartלִ֝בְּךָ֗lib·bə·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → to understandingלַתְּבוּנָֽה׃lat·tə·ḇū·nāh — Prudent understanding; discernment and skillH8394 — Full Word Study →, ³if youאִ֣ם’im — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → trulyכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → call outתִקְרָ֑אṯiq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → to insightלַבִּינָ֣הlab·bî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study → and liftתִּתֵּ֥ןtit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → your voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃qō·w·le·ḵā — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → to understandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הlat·tə·ḇū·nāh — Prudent understanding; discernment and skillH8394 — Full Word Study →, ⁴ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you seekתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהtə·ḇaq·šen·nāh — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → it like silverכַכָּ֑סֶףḵak·kā·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → and search it outתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃taḥ·pə·śen·nāh — to search diligently, to seek out, to disguise oneselfH2664 — Full Word Study → like hidden treasureוְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםwə·ḵam·maṭ·mō·w·nîm — Hidden treasure; concealed wealth or valuablesH4301 — Full Word Study →, ⁵thenאָ֗ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → you will discernתָּ֭בִיןtā·ḇîn — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯ — Fear, reverence, dread, or aweH3374 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → and discoverתִּמְצָֽא׃tim·ṣā — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → givesיִתֵּ֣ןyit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → wisdomחָכְמָ֑הḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →; from His mouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmip·pîw — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → come knowledgeדַּ֣עַתda·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study → and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh — Prudent understanding; discernment and skillH8394 — Full Word Study →. ⁷He stores upוְצָפַןwə·ṣå̄·p̄an — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → sound wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtū·šî·yāh — Wisdom, sound counsel, practical understandingH8454 — Full Word Study → for the uprightלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםlay·šā·rîm — upright, straight, righteous, justH3477 — Full Word Study →; He is a shieldמָ֝גֵ֗ןmā·ḡên — Shield; protection, defenseH4043 — Full Word Study → to those who walkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיlə·hō·lə·ḵê — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → with integrityתֹֽם׃ṯōm — Integrity, completeness, wholeness, uprightnessH8537 — Full Word Study →, ⁸to guardלִ֭נְצֹרlin·ṣōr — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study → the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmiš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → and protectיִשְׁמֹֽר׃yiš·mōr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְwə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of His saintsחֲסִידוֹḥă·sī·ḏō — The pious one; one characterized by faithfulness and covenant loyaltyH2623 — Full Word Study →. ⁹Thenאָ֗ז’āz — Then; at that time; thereforeH227 — Full Word Study → you will discernתָּ֭בִיןtā·ḇîn — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study → and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טū·miš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → and equityוּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםū·mê·šā·rîm — Uprightness, righteousness, equityH4339 — Full Word Study →—everyכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → goodטֽוֹב׃ṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → pathמַעְגַּל־ma‘·gal- — Track, path, or course of travelH4570 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → wisdomחָכְמָ֣הḥāḵ·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study → will enterתָב֣וֹאṯā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → your heartבְלִבֶּ֑ךָḇə·lib·be·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →, and knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study → will delightיִנְעָֽם׃yin·‘ām — to be pleasant, delightful, or agreeableH5276 — Full Word Study → your soulלְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥lə·nap̄·šə·ḵā — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Discretionמְ֭זִמָּהmə·zim·māh — wicked plot, malicious scheme, or lustful intentionH4209 — Full Word Study → will watch over youתִּשְׁמֹ֥רtiš·mōr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study →, and understandingתְּבוּנָ֥הtə·ḇū·nāh — Prudent understanding; discernment and skillH8394 — Full Word Study → will guard youתִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃ṯin·ṣə·rek·kāh — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study →, ¹²to deliver youלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָlə·haṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵā — to rescue, deliver, or snatch awayH5337 — Full Word Study → from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmid·de·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of evilרָ֑עrā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study →, from the manמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁmê·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → who speaksמְדַבֵּ֥רmə·ḏab·bêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → perversityתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ — Perversity, frowardness, twisted rebellionH8419 — Full Word Study →, ¹³from those who leaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha·‘ō·zə·ḇîm — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study → the straightיֹ֑שֶׁרyō·šer — Uprightness, rightness, equityH3476 — Full Word Study → pathsאָרְח֣וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → to walkלָ֝לֶ֗כֶתlā·le·ḵeṯ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי־bə·ḏar·ḵê- — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ḥō·šeḵ — Darkness; absence of light; obscurityH2822 — Full Word Study →, ¹⁴from those who enjoyהַ֭שְּׂמֵחִיםhaś·śə·mê·ḥîm — to be glad, rejoice, make merryH8056 — Full Word Study → doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯ — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → evilרָ֑עrā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → and rejoiceיָ֝גִ֗ילוּyā·ḡî·lū — to rejoice, be glad, exultH1523 — Full Word Study → in the twistednessבְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbə·ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯ — Perversity, frowardness, twisted rebellionH8419 — Full Word Study → of evilרָֽע׃rā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study →, ¹⁵whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → pathsאָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם’ā·rə·ḥō·ṯê·hem — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → are crookedעִקְּשִׁ֑ים‘iq·qə·šîm — Crooked, perverse, morally twistedH6141 — Full Word Study → and whose waysבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃bə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯām — Track, path, or course of travelH4570 — Full Word Study → are deviousוּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםū·nə·lō·w·zîm — to turn aside, deviate, act perverselyH3868 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶It will rescue youלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָlə·haṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵā — to rescue, deliver, or snatch awayH5337 — Full Word Study → from the forbiddenזָרָ֑הzā·rāh — to turn aside, be strange or foreignH2114 — Full Word Study → womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הmê·’iš·šāh — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study →, from the strangerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmin·nā·ḵə·rî·yāh — foreign, alien, strangerH5237 — Full Word Study → with seductiveהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he·ḥĕ·lî·qāh — to divide, distribute, or apportion; to be smooth or flatterH2505 — Full Word Study → wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ’ă·mā·re·hā — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → ¹⁷who abandonsהַ֭עֹזֶבֶתha·‘ō·ze·ḇeṯ — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study → the partnerאַלּ֣וּף’al·lūp̄ — Chief, friend, or tame animalH441 — Full Word Study → of her youthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָnə·‘ū·re·hā — Youth, young people, the state of being youngH5271 — Full Word Study → and forgetsשָׁכֵֽחָה׃šā·ḵê·ḥāh — to forget, neglect, lose memory ofH7911 — Full Word Study → the covenantבְּרִ֖יתbə·rîṯ — A binding agreement or covenant between partiesH1285 — Full Word Study → of her Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ’ĕ·lō·he·hā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbê·ṯāh — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → sinks downשָׁ֣חָהšā·ḥāh — to sink down, bow, incline, humble oneselfH7743 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → deathמָ֣וֶתmā·weṯ — death, the state of being deadH4194 — Full Word Study →, and her tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma‘·gə·lō·ṯe·hā — Track, path, or course of travelH4570 — Full Word Study → toוְאֶל־wə·’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the departed spiritsרְ֝פָאִ֗יםrə·p̄ā·’îm — Shade, shadow, ghost of the deadH7496 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹Noneכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → who go to herבָּ֭אֶיהָbā·’e·hā — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → returnיְשׁוּב֑וּןyə·šū·ḇūn — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → or negotiateיַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּyaś·śî·ḡū — to overtake, reach, attain, graspH5381 — Full Word Study → the pathsאָרְח֥וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → of lifeחַיִּֽים׃ḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰Soלְמַ֗עַןlə·ma·‘an — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → you will followתֵּ֭לֵךְtê·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → in the waysבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of the goodטוֹבִ֑יםṭō·w·ḇîm — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study →, and keep toתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tiš·mōr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → the pathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתwə·’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ — Way, path, or manner of travelingH734 — Full Word Study → of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםṣad·dî·qîm — Righteous, just person; one who is right with GodH6662 — Full Word Study →. ²¹Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםyə·šā·rîm — upright, straight, righteous, justH3477 — Full Word Study → will inhabitיִשְׁכְּנוּyiš·kə·nū — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → the landאָ֑רֶץ’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →, and the blamelessוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםū·ṯə·mî·mîm — Unblemished, whole, complete, perfectH8549 — Full Word Study → will remainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyiw·wā·ṯə·rū — to remain, be left over, excelH3498 — Full Word Study → in it; ²²but the wickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםū·rə·šā·‘îm — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study → will be cut offיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyik·kā·rê·ṯū — To cut; to make a covenantH3772 — Full Word Study → fromמִמֶּֽנָּה׃פmim·men·nāh — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →, and the unfaithfulוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםū·ḇō·wḡ·ḏîm — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study → will be uprooted.