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Proverbs 3:1-20

1 My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;

1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,

2 for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.

2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

3 Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

5 Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;

5 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 plain thy paths.

6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.

8 it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.

8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

9 Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;

9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;

10 so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

11 My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;

11 My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,

12 for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

13 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,

14 For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

14 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.

15 She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.

15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.

16 Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.

16 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.

17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.

18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.

18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.

19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.

19 By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;

20 By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

20 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.

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