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Proverbs 2

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  Wisdom promises godliness to her children;
10  and safety from evil company;
20  and direction in good ways.
Verse 1

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
if
1:3, 4:1, 7:1, John 12:47,48, 1 Timothy 1:15
hide
3:1, 4:20-22, 6:21, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Job 23:12, Psalms 119:9-11, Matthew 13:44, Luke 2:19,51, 9:44
Verse 2

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
thou
18:1, Psalms 119:111,112, Isaiah 55:3, Matthew 13:9
apply
22:17-21, 23:12, Psalms 90:12, Ecclesiastes 7:25, 8:9,16, Acts 17:11
Verse 3

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
if
3:6, 8:17, 1 Kings 3:9-12, 1 Chronicles 22:12, Psalms 25:4,5, 119:34,73,125,169, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 1:17,18, James 1:5
liftest up thy voice
Heb. givest thy voice.
Verse 4

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
thou
3:14,15, 8:18,19, 16:16, 23:23, Psalms 19:10, 119:14,72,127, Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 13:44, 19:21,22,29
searchest
Job 28:12-20, Ecclesiastes 4:8, Luke 16:8
Verse 5

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
shalt
2 Chronicles 1:10-12, Hosea 6:3, Matthew 7:7,8, Luke 11:9-13
the fear
9:10, Job 28:28, Jeremiah 32:40,41
find
Jeremiah 9:24, 24:7, 31:34, Matthew 11:27, Luke 10:22, John 17:3, 1 John 5:20
Verse 6

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
the Lord
Exodus 31:3, 1 Kings 3:9,12, 4:29, 1 Chronicles 22:12, Job 32:8, Isaiah 54:13, Daniel 1:17, Daniel 2:21,23, Luke 21:15, John 6:45, Ephesians 1:17,18, James 1:5,17
out
6:23, 8:5-9, Psalms 19:7, 119:98,104, Isaiah 8:20
Verse 7

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
layeth
8:14, 14:8, Job 28:8, 1 Corinthians 1:19,24,30, 2:6,7, 3:18,19, Colossians 2:3, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, James 3:15-17
a buckler
28:18, 30:5, Psalms 84:11, 144:2
Verse 8

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
keepeth
8:20, Psalms 1:6, 23:3, 121:5-8, Isaiah 35:9, 49:9,10, John 10:28,29
and
3:21-24, Deuteronomy 33:3,26-29, 1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 37:23,24,28,31, 66:9, 145:20, Jeremiah 32:40,41, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:24
Verse 9

Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
1:2-6, Psalms 25:8,9, 32:8, 119:99,105, 143:8-10, Isaiah 35:8, 48:17, Jeremiah 6:16, Matthew 7:13,14, John 14:6
Verse 10

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
18:1,2, 24:13,14, Job 23:12, Psalms 19:10, 104:34, 119:97,103,111,162, Jeremiah 15:16, Colossians 3:16
Verse 11

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
4:6, 6:22-24, Psalms 25:21, 119:9-11, Ecclesiastes 9:15-18, 10:10, Ephesians 5:15
Verse 12

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
deliver
1:10-19, 4:14-17, 9:6, 13:20, Psalms 17:4,5, 26:4,5, 141:4, 2 Corinthians 6:17
from the man
3:32, 8:13, 16:28-30, Psalms 101:4, Isaiah 59:3-5, Acts 20:30, 1 Corinthians 15:33
Verse 13

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
leave
21:16, Psalms 14:3, 36:3, Ezekiel 18:26, 33:12,13, Zephaniah 1:6, Matthew 12:43-45, 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 6:4-6, 2 Peter 2:20-22, 1 John 2:19
walk
4:19, Job 24:13-16, John 3:19,20, 12:35, Romans 1:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:5-7, John 1:6, 2:9-11
Verse 14

Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
rejoice
10:23, Jeremiah 11:15, Habakkuk 1:15, Zephaniah 3:11, 1 Corinthians 13:6
and
Hosea 7:3, Luke 22:4,5, Romans 1:32
Verse 15

Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
Deuteronomy 32:5, Psalms 125:5, Isaiah 30:8-13, 59:8, Philippians 2:15
Verse 16

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
deliver
5:3-20, 6:24, 7:5-23, 22:14, 23:27, Genesis 39:3-12, Nehemiah 13:26,27, Ecclesiastes 7:26
flattereth
7:21, 29:5
Verse 17

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
the guide
5:18, Jeremiah 3:4
forgetteth
Ezekiel 16:8,59,60, Malachi 2:14-16
Verse 18

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
5:4-14, 6:26-35, 7:22-27, 9:18, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 5:5, Revelation 21:8, 22:15
Verse 19

None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
None
Psalms 81:12, Ecclesiastes 7:26, Jeremiah 13:23, Hosea 4:14, Matthew 19:24-26
take
4:18, Hebrews 6:18
Verse 20

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
13:20, Psalms 119:63,115, Song of Solomon 1:7,8, Jeremiah 6:16, Hebrews 6:12, 3 John 1:11
Verse 21

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Job 1:1, 42:12, Psalms 37:3,9,11,22,29, 84:11, 112:4-6
Verse 22

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
the wicked
5:22,23, Job 18:16-18, 21:30, Psalms 37:20,22,28,37,38, 52:5, 104:35, Psalms 145:20, Isaiah 3:10,11
rooted
or, plucked up.
Deuteronomy 7:22; *marg:; Deuteronomy 28:64

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