7. He hides away sound and godly Wisdom and stores it for the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with Him); He is a shield to those who walk uprightly and in integrity,
8. That He may guard the paths of justice; yes, He preserves the way of His saints. [I Sam. 2:9; Ps. 66:8, 9.]
9. Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and fair dealing [in every area and relation]; yes, you will understand every good path.
10. For skillful and godly Wisdom shall enter into your heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to you.
11. Discretion shall watch over you, understanding shall keep you,
12. To deliver you from the way of evil and the evil men, from men who speak perverse things and are liars,
13. Men who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
14. Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perverseness of evil,
15. Who are crooked in their ways, wayward and devious in their paths.
16. [Discretion shall watch over you, understanding shall keep you] to deliver you from the alien woman, from the outsider with her flattering words, [Prov. 2:11.]
17. Who forsakes the husband and guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
18. For her house sinks down to death and her paths to the spirits [of the dead].