Proverbs 3
1 My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they add to thee.
for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee, —bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So find thou favour and good repute, in the eyes of God and man.
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 Healing, shall it be to thy body, and refreshing, to thy bones.
This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
10 So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.
then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.
for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
13 How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;
for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;
All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, —and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;
The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:
My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Be not thou afraid of sudden dread, nor of the desolation of the lawless, when it cometh.
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 For, Yahweh, will be in all thy ways, and will keep thy foot from the snare.
for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
29 Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.
Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.
He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 Honour, shall the wise inherit, —but, as for dullards, shame shall carry them away.
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
