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Proverbs 3:21-35

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21 My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;
22 And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
23 Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
26 for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.
27 Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it].
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
28 Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you.
29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm.
31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
31 Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.
32 For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
32 For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
33 The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
33 The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
34 If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
34 He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
35 Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
35 The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
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