Proverbs 3:1-8; Proverbs 3:11-12; Proverbs 3:21-26

Proverbs 3:1-8

1 son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:

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

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:

4 so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.

5 Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.

6 In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.

8 Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.

Proverbs 3:11-12

11 son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

12 for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.

Proverbs 3:21-26

21 son, let not pass from , but keep my counsel and understanding:

22 that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:

23 that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.

24 For if thou rest, thou shalt be undismayed; and if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly.

25 And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men.

26 For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.