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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 2 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Wisdom and Bad Friends</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_1"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.1" class="v20_2_1">1</span>My child, you must follow</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_1">and treasure my teachings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_1">and my instructions.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_2"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.2" class="v20_2_2">2</span>Keep in tune with wisdom</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_2">and think what it means</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_2">to have common sense.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_3"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.3" class="v20_2_3">3</span>Beg as loud as you can</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_3">for good common sense.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_4"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.4" class="v20_2_4">4</span>Search for wisdom</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_4">as you would search for silver</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_4">or hidden treasure.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_5"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.5" class="v20_2_5">5</span>Then you will understand</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_5">what it means to respect</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_5">and to know the <span class="nd">Lord</span> God.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_6"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.6" class="v20_2_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.2.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> All wisdom comes from the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_6">and so do common sense</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_6">and understanding.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_7"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.7" class="v20_2_7">7</span>God gives helpful advice<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.2.7!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_7">to everyone who obeys him</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_7">and protects those</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_7">who live as they should.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_8"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.8" class="v20_2_8">8</span>God sees that justice is done,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_8">and he watches over everyone</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_8">who is faithful to him.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_9"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.9" class="v20_2_9">9</span>With wisdom you will learn</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_9">what is right</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_9">and honest and fair.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_10"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.10" class="v20_2_10">10</span>Wisdom will control your mind,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_10">and you will be pleased</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_10">with knowledge.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_11"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.11" class="v20_2_11">11</span>Sound judgment and good sense</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_11">will watch over you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_12"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.12" class="v20_2_12">12</span>Wisdom will protect you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_12">from evil schemes</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_12">and from those liars</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_13"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.13" class="v20_2_13">13</span>who turned from doing good</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_13">to live in the darkness.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_14"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.14" class="v20_2_14">14</span>Most of all they enjoy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_14">being mean and deceitful.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_15"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.15" class="v20_2_15">15</span>They are dishonest themselves,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_15">and so are all their deeds.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Wisdom and Sexual Purity</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_16"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.16" class="v20_2_16">16</span>Wisdom will protect you</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_16">from the smooth talk</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_16">of a sinful woman,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_17"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.17" class="v20_2_17">17</span>who breaks her wedding vows</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_17">and leaves the man she married</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_17">when she was young.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_18"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.18" class="v20_2_18">18</span>The road to her house leads</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_18">down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_18">to the dark world</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_18">of the dead.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_19"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.19" class="v20_2_19">19</span>Visit her, and you will never</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_19">find the road to life again.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_20"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.20" class="v20_2_20">20</span>Follow the example</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_20">of good people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_20">and live an honest life.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_21"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.21" class="v20_2_21">21</span>If you are honest and innocent,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_21">you will keep your land;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_22"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.2.22" class="v20_2_22">22</span>if you do wrong</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_2_22">and can never be trusted,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_2_22">you will be rooted out.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.7 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">helpful advice: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “wisdom.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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