< Proverbs 3 >

1 My son! Do not forget my law, And let your heart keep my commands,
son: child my instruction my not to forget and commandment my to watch heart your
2 For [the] length of [your] days and years, Life and peace they add to you.
for length day and year life and peace to add to/for you
3 Do not let kindness and truth forsake you, Bind them on your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,
kindness and truth: faithful not to leave: forsake you to conspire them upon neck your to write them upon tablet heart your
4 And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
and to find favor and understanding pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing God and man
5 Trust to YHWH with all your heart, And do not lean to your own understanding.
to trust to(wards) LORD in/on/with all heart your and to(wards) understanding your not to lean
6 In all your ways know Him, And He makes your paths straight.
in/on/with all way: conduct your to know him and he/she/it to smooth way your
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes, Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
not to be wise in/on/with eye your to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
8 It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
healing to be to/for umbilical cord your and drink to/for bone your
9 Honor YHWH from your substance, And from the beginning of all your increase;
to honor: honour [obj] LORD from substance your and from first: beginning all produce your
10 And your barns are filled [with] plenty, And your presses break forth [with] new wine.
and to fill storehouse your abundance and new wine wine your to break through
11 Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, And do not be distressed with His reproof,
discipline LORD son: child my not to reject and not to loathe in/on/with argument his
12 For whom YHWH loves He reproves, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
for [obj] which to love: lover LORD to rebuke and like/as father [obj] son: child to accept
13 O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.
blessed man to find wisdom and man to promote understanding
14 For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold—her increase.
for pleasant profit her from profit silver: money and from gold produce her
15 She [is] precious above rubies, And all your pleasures are not comparable to her.
precious he/she/it (from jewel *Q(k)*) and all pleasure your not be like in/on/with her
16 Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honor.
length day in/on/with right her in/on/with left her riches and glory
17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
way: conduct her way: conduct pleasantness and all path her peace
18 She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
tree life he/she/it to/for to strengthen: hold in/on/with her and to grasp her to bless
19 YHWH founded the earth by wisdom, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
LORD in/on/with wisdom to found land: country/planet to establish: establish heaven in/on/with understanding
20 By His knowledge depths have been broken, And clouds drop dew.
in/on/with knowledge his abyss to break up/open and cloud to drip dew
21 My son! Do not let them turn from your eyes, Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness,
son: child my not be devious from eye: seeing your to watch wisdom and plot
22 And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
and to be life to/for soul your and favor to/for neck your
23 Then you go your way confidently, And your foot does not stumble.
then to go: walk to/for security way: conduct your and foot your not to strike
24 If you lie down, you are not afraid, Indeed, you have lain down, And your sleep has been sweet.
if to lie down: lay down not to dread and to lie down: lay down and to please sleep your
25 Do not be afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
not to fear from dread suddenly and from devastation wicked for to come (in): come
26 For YHWH is at your side, And He has kept your foot from capture.
for LORD to be in/on/with loin your and to keep: guard foot your from capture
27 Do not withhold good from its owners, When your hand [is] toward God to do [it].
not to withhold good from master: men his in/on/with to be to/for god: power (hand: power your *Q(K)*) to/for to make: do
28 Do not say to your friend, “Go, and return, and tomorrow I give,” When substance [is] with you.
not to say (to/for neighbor your *Q(K)*) to go: went and to return: again and tomorrow to give: give and there with you
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, And he sitting confidently with you.
not to plow/plot upon neighbor your distress: evil and he/she/it to dwell to/for security with you
30 Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has not done you evil.
not (to contend *Q(k)*) with man for nothing if not to wean you distress: harm
31 Do not be envious of a man of violence, Nor fix on any of his ways.
not be jealous in/on/with man violence and not to choose in/on/with all way: conduct his
32 For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.
for abomination LORD be devious and with upright counsel his
33 The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.
curse LORD in/on/with house: home wicked and pasture righteous to bless
34 If He scorns the scorners, Yet He gives grace to the humble.
if: surely yes to/for to mock he/she/it to mock (and to/for poor *Q(K)*) to give: give favor
35 The wise inherit glory, And fools are bearing away shame!
glory wise to inherit and fool to exalt dishonor

< Proverbs 3 >