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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 2, Verse 7

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For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.
King James Version
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
American Standard Version
He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;
New English Translation
He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,
World English Bible
He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;
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He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
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Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.
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When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
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Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
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To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh froward things;
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Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
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Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
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Whose ways [are] crooked, and [they] froward in their paths:
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To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;
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Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.