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Proverbs 3:2-12

2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

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

3 Let not 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 So shalt thou find favor 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 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

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 direct 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 will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

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

9 Honor 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 chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

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

12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; 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.

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