Proverbs Chapter 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 | The 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. |