Proverbes 3

¹ My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: ² For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee. ³ Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: ⁴ So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man. ⁵ Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, direct thy paths. ⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: ⁸ It will be health to thy navel, marrow to thy bones. ⁹ Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: ¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine. ¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: ¹² For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth, Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. ¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, getteth understanding. ¹⁴ For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold. ¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her. ¹⁶ Length of days 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. ¹⁸ She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her. ¹⁹ Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens. ²⁰ By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. ²¹ My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion: ²² So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. ²³ Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, thy foot shall not stumble. ²⁴ When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. ²⁵ Be not afraid of sudden fear, desolation of the wicked, when it cometh: ²⁶ For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken. ²⁷ 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 unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee. ²⁹ Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. ³⁰ Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm. ³¹ Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. ³² For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; friendship is with the upright. ³³ The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. ³⁴ __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Proverbs 3:34 Or, Though __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Proverbs 3:34 Or, Yet __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ But he giveth grace unto the lowly. ³⁵ The wise shall inherit glory; shame shall be the promotion of fools.