| Chapter 3 |
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My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: --
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For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. --
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3 |
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: --
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So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. --
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5 |
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. --
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6 |
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. --
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7 |
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. --
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8 |
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. --
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9 |
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: --
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10 |
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. --
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11 |
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: --
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12 |
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth. --
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13 |
Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding. --
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14 |
For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. --
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15 |
She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. --
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16 |
Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] in her left hand riches and honour. --
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Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace. --
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18 |
She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her. --
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The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. --
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20 |
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. --
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21 |
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: --
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So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. --
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23 |
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. --
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24 |
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. --
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25 |
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. --
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26 |
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. --
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27 |
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it]. --
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28 |
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. --
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29 |
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. --
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30 |
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. --
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31 |
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. --
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32 |
For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous. --
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33 |
The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. --
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34 |
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. --
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35 |
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. --
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