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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: |
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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. |
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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: |
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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. |
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32 | For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his
secret is with the righteous. |
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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. |
