Proverbs 3
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| 1 | My son, forget not my teaching; But let thy heart keep my commandments; |
| 2 | For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee. |
| 3 | Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; Bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart; |
| 4 | So shalt thou find grace and good favour In the sight of God and man. |
| 5 | Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding. |
| 6 | In all thy ways acknowledge Him, And He will direct thy paths. |
| 7 | Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear the LORD, and depart from evil; |
| 8 | It shall be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones. |
| 9 | Honour the LORD with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase; |
| 10 | So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine. |
| 11 | My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, Neither spurn thou His correction; |
| 12 | For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. |
| 13 | Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that obtaineth understanding. |
| 14 | For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, And the gain thereof than fine gold. |
| 15 | She is more precious than rubies; And all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. |
| 16 | Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honour. |
| 17 | Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. |
| 18 | She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, And happy is every one that holdest her fast. |
| 19 | The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens. |
| 20 | By His knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. |
| 21 | My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion; |
| 22 | So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. |
| 23 | Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thou shalt not dash thy foot. |
| 24 | When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. |
| 25 | Be not afraid of sudden terror, Neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh; |
| 26 | For the LORD will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being caught. |
| 27 | Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it. |
| 28 | Say not unto thy neighbour: ‘Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give’; when thou hast it by thee. |
| 29 | Devise not evil against thy neighbour, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. |
| 30 | Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm. |
| 31 | Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. |
| 32 | For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; But His counsel is with the upright. |
| 33 | The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; But He blesseth the habitation of the righteous. |
| 34 | If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, But unto the humble He giveth grace. |
| 35 | The wise shall inherit honour; But as for the fools, they carry away shame. |