^{6 Ref} For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth `cometh' knowledge and understanding:

^{7 Ref} He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; `He is' a shield to them that walk in integrity;

^{8 Ref} That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

^{9 Ref} Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, `yea', every good path.

^{10 Ref} For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

^{11 Ref} Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

^{12 Ref} To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;

^{13 Ref} Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

^{14 Ref} Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

^{15 Ref} Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths: