Proverbs 3
1 My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
My son! Do not forget my law, And let your heart keep my commands,
2 for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
For [the] length of [your] days and years, Life and peace they add to you.
3 Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Do not let kindness and truth forsake you, Bind them on your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
5 Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
Trust to YHWH with all your heart, And do not lean to your own understanding.
6 in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.
In all your ways know Him, And He makes your paths straight.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
Do not be wise in your own eyes, Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
8 it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
9 Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
Honor YHWH from your substance, And from the beginning of all your increase;
10 so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
And your barns are filled [with] plenty, And your presses break forth [with] new wine.
11 My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, And do not be distressed with His reproof,
12 for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
For whom YHWH loves He reproves, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.
14 For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.
For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold—her increase.
15 She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.
She [is] precious above rubies, And all your pleasures are not comparable to her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.
Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
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 he that retaineth her.
She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
YHWH founded the earth by wisdom, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
20 By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
By His knowledge depths have been broken, And clouds drop dew.
21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son! Do not let them turn from your eyes, Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness,
22 so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
Then you go your way confidently, And your foot does not stumble.
24 when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
If you lie down, you are not afraid, Indeed, you have lain down, And your sleep has been sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
Do not be afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
26 for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken.
For YHWH is at your side, And He has kept your foot from capture.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
Do not withhold good from its owners, When your hand [is] toward God 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.
Do not say to your friend, “Go, and return, and tomorrow I give,” When substance [is] with you.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, And he sitting confidently with you.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has not done you evil.
31 Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Do not be envious of a man of violence, Nor fix on any of his ways.
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.
33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34 He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
If He scorns the scorners, Yet He gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.
The wise inherit glory, And fools are bearing away shame!
