Proverbs 3
1 My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
My son, forget not my law; but 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 long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
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 forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; 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 favor and good understanding in the sight 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 lean not to thy own understanding.
6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy wayes.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct 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 shall be health to thy navel, 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 substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase:
10 So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
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 correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.
14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine 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 rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared 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; [and] in her left hand 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.
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 wisdome hath layde the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heauens through vnderstanding.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but thou shalt lie down, 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, neither of the desolation of 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 will keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, 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 to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.
Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm.
31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
Envy thou not the oppressor, 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] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.
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 he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 With the scornefull he scorneth, but hee giueth grace vnto the humble.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
