Proverbs Chapter 3, King James Version
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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.
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