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Proverbs 3
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1[My] son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:
1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine.
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11[My] son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
11My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
12for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.
12For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.
15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue.
16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17Her ways are good ways , and all her paths are peaceful.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is [a] secure [help] to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
19God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens.
19The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water.
20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21[My] son, let [them] not pass from [thee], but keep my counsel and understanding:
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24For if thou rest, thou shalt be undismayed; and if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly.
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men.
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.
26For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27Forbear not to do good to the poor, whensoever thy hand may have [power] to help [him].
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28Say not , Come back another time, to -morrow I will give; while thou art able to do [him] good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth.
28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.
31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.
32For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
33The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed.
33The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.
34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted [their own] dishonour.
35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.