Proverbs 2:12-15, 20-22

In Proverbs 2:12-15, 20-22, Solomon explains the first of two benefits of obtaining wisdom and gaining the knowledge of God: it will deliver you from perverse men who love wickedness.  Sinful men often boast about their sins and seek to draw others into their wickedness.  Ultimately, this path leads to death, but wisdom delivers those who obtain her from these that they might find life.