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Proverbs 3:1-20

1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

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

2 For length of days, and long 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 mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine 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 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 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto 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 shall 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 the LORD, and depart from evil.

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

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

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

9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits 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 presses shall burst out 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 the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

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

12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; 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 Happy 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 merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof 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 to be compared 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; and 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 every one 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 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath 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 depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

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

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