Proverbs 3
1 My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
2 For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.
For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.
3 Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.
And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.
In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
8 So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits:
10 So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.
And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.
For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:
14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:
15 It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.
16 Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
17 Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.
Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
19 The Lord by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
20 By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
21 My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
22 So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
23 Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.
Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.
If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
26 For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.
For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
27 Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.
Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
28 Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.
Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
29 Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.
Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
30 Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
32 For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
34 With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
35 The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.
The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.
