Proverbs 3

₁My son, forget not my law;

But let thine heart keep my commandments:

₂For length of days, and long life,

And peace, shall they add to thee.

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 good understanding

In the sight of God and man.

₅Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;

And lean not unto thine own understanding.

₆In all thy ways acknowledge him,

And he shall direct thy paths.

₇Be not wise in thine own eyes:

Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

₈It shall be health to thy navel,

And marrow to thy bones.

₉Honour the LORD with thy substance,

And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

₁₀So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,

And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

₁₁My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;

Neither be weary of his correction:

₁₂For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

₁₃Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,

And the man that getteth understanding.

₁₄For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,

And the gain thereof than fine gold.

₁₅She is more precious than rubies:

And all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

₁₆Length of days is in her right hand;

And in her left hand riches and honour.

₁₇Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

And all her paths are peace.

₁₈She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:

And happy is every one that retaineth her.

₁₉The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth;

By understanding hath he established the heavens.

₂₀By his knowledge the depths are broken up,

And the clouds drop down the dew.

₂₁My son, let not them depart from thine eyes:

Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

₂₂So shall they be life unto thy soul,

And grace to thy neck.

₂₃Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely,

And thy foot shall not stumble.

₂₄When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:

Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

₂₅Be not afraid of sudden fear,

Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

₂₆For the LORD shall be thy confidence,

And shall keep thy foot from being taken.

₂₇Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,

When it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

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 neighbour,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

₃₀Strive not with a man without cause,

If he have done thee no harm.

₃₁Envy thou not the oppressor,

And choose none of his ways.

₃₂For the froward is abomination to the LORD:

But his secret is with the righteous.

₃₃The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked:

But he blesseth the habitation of the just.

₃₄Surely he scorneth the scorners:

But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

₃₅The wise shall inherit glory:

But shame shall be the promotion of fools.