Proverbs 3
1 My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
My son! Do not forget my law, And let your heart keep my commands,
2 For they shall increase the length of thy dayes and the yeeres of life, and thy prosperitie.
For [the] length of [your] days and years, Life and peace they add to you.
3 Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Do not let kindness and truth forsake you, Bind them on your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.
And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.
Trust to YHWH with all your heart, And do not lean to your own understanding.
6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.
In all your ways know Him, And He makes your paths straight.
7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
Do not be wise in your own eyes, Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
8 So health shalbe vnto thy nauel, and marowe vnto thy bones.
It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruites of all thine increase.
Honor YHWH from your substance, And from the beginning of all your increase;
10 So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.
And your barns are filled [with] plenty, And your presses break forth [with] new wine.
11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, And do not be distressed with His reproof,
12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.
For whom YHWH loves He reproves, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.
14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold—her increase.
15 It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
She [is] precious above rubies, And all your pleasures are not comparable to 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] wealth 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.
She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
19 The Lord by wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.
YHWH founded the earth by wisdom, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
20 By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
By His knowledge depths have been broken, And clouds drop dew.
21 My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
My son! Do not let them turn from your eyes, Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness,
22 So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
23 Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.
Then you go your way confidently, And your foot does not stumble.
24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.
If you lie down, you are not afraid, Indeed, you have lain down, And your sleep has been sweet.
25 Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.
Do not be afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
26 For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.
For YHWH is at your side, And He has kept your foot from capture.
27 Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.
Do not withhold good from its owners, When your hand [is] toward God 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.
Do not say to your friend, “Go, and return, and tomorrow I give,” When substance [is] with you.
29 Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, And he sitting confidently with you.
30 Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has not done you evil.
31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
Do not be envious of a man of violence, Nor fix on any of his ways.
32 For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.
33 The curse of the Lord 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 With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
If He scorns the scorners, Yet He gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.
The wise inherit glory, And fools are bearing away shame!
