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