⁸ He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

²⁰ He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

¹⁰ For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

²¹ He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

²⁵ He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

²⁶ And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you: I will take away the heart of stone from your flesh, and give you a heart of flesh.

¹⁸ For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

¹⁶ How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

³⁵ For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

³⁶ But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

²¹ Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.

⁶ Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

⁴ And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

²¹ My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

¹ My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

² So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

³ Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

⁵ Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

⁷ He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

⁸ He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

⁹ Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

¹¹ By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.