Proverbs 3
1 My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
My son, forget not my teaching, 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 length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they increase unto thee.
3 Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Let kindness and truth not forsake thee; bind them about thy throat; write them upon the table of thy heart:
4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.
So shalt thou find grace and good favor in the eyes of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.
Trust in the Lord with all thy heart: and upon thy own understanding do not rely.
6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make level thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8 So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.
It will be healing to thy body, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.
Honor the Lord with thy wealth, and with the first-fruits of all thy products:
10 So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.
So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and with new wine shall thy presses overflow.
11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
The correction of the Lord, my son, do not despise; and feel no loathing for his admonition;
12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.
Because whomever the Lord loveth he admonisheth; and as a father who delighteth in [his] son.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
Happy the man that hath found wisdom, and the man that acquireth understanding.
14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
For the obtaining of her is better than the obtaining of silver, and better than fine gold is her product.
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 pearls; and all the things thou valuest are not equal unto 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: in her left are riches and honor.
17 Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.
A tree of life is she to those that lay hold on her: and every one that firmly graspeth her will be made happy.
19 The Lord by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.
The Lord hath through wisdom founded the earth: he hath established the heavens through understanding.
20 By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
By his knowledge were the depths split open, and the skies drop down the dew.
21 My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
My son, let them not be removed from thy eyes; keep [before thee] sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
And they will be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy throat.
23 Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.
Then wilt thou walk in safety on thy way, and thy foot will not strike [against aught]:
24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.
When thou layest thyself down, thou shalt feel no dread; and as thou liest down, thy sleep shall be pleasant.
25 Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.
Thou needest not to be afraid of sudden dread, neither of the [unlooked-for] tempest over the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.
For the Lord will be thy confidence, and he will guard thy foot from being caught.
27 Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.
Withhold not a benefit from him who is deserving it, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28 Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.
Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and return, and tomorrow will I give: when thou hast it by thee.
29 Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.
Contrive not against thy neighbor any evil, when he dwelleth in safety with thee.
30 Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
Quarrel not with any man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
For the froward is an abomination to the Lord; but with the upright is his good-will.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked; but the habitation of the righteous will he bless.
34 With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
If [it concern] the scornful he will himself render them a scorn; but unto the lowly doth he give grace.
35 The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.
The wise shall inherit glory; but fools shall obtain disgrace as their portion.
