Proverbs 3
1. My son, forget * not my law; but let thine heart keep * my commandments:
2. For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add * to thee.
3. Let not mercy and truth forsake * thee: bind * them about thy neck; write * them upon the table of thine heart:
4. So shalt thou find * favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5. Trust * in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean * not unto thine own understanding.
6. In all thy ways acknowledge * him, and he shall 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 firstfruits of all thine increase:
10. So 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; neither be weary * of 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 getteth * 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; and in her left hand 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 retaineth * her.
19. The LORD by wisdom hath founded * the earth; by understanding hath he established * the heavens.
20. By his knowledge the depths are broken up * , and the clouds 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 safely, and thy foot shall not stumble * .
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 fear,neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh * .
26. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep * thy foot from being taken.
27. Withhold * not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine 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 oppressor,and choose * none of his ways.
32. For the froward * is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33. The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth * the habitation of the just.
34. Surely he scorneth * the scorners * : but he giveth * grace unto the lowly * .
35. The wise shall inherit * glory:but shame shall be the promotion * of fools.
