The Proverbs 3

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1 My son forget not my law but let thine heart keep my commandments ⚑

2 For length of days and long life and peace shall they add to thee ⚑

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee bind them about thy neck write them upon the table of thine heart ⚑

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

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding ⚑

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths ⚑

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes fear the LORD and depart from evil ⚑

8 It shall be health to thy navel and marrow to thy bones ⚑

9 Honour the LORD with thy substance and with the firstfruits of all thine increase ⚑

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst out with new wine ⚑

11 My son despise not the chastening of the LORD neither be weary of his correction ⚑

12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth even as a father the son in whom he delighteth ⚑

13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and the man that getteth understanding ⚑

14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver and the gain thereof than fine gold ⚑

15 She is more precious than rubies and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her ⚑

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

17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness 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 ⚑

19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth by understanding hath he established the heavens ⚑

20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up and the clouds drop down the dew ⚑

21 My son let not them depart from thine eyes keep sound wisdom and discretion ⚑

22 So shall they be life unto thy soul and grace to thy neck ⚑

23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely and thy foot shall not stumble ⚑

24 When thou liest down thou shalt not be afraid yea thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet ⚑

25 Be not afraid of sudden fear neither of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh ⚑

26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence and shall keep thy foot from being taken ⚑

27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due when it is in the power of thine hand to do it ⚑

28 Say not unto thy neighbour Go and come again and to morrow I will give when thou hast it by thee ⚑

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour seeing he dwelleth securely by thee ⚑

30 Strive not with a man without cause if he have done thee no harm ⚑

31 Envy thou not the oppressor and choose none of his ways ⚑

32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD but his secret is with the righteous ⚑

33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked but he blesseth the habitation of the just ⚑

34 Surely he scorneth the scorners but he giveth grace unto the lowly ⚑

35 The wise shall inherit glory but shame shall be the promotion of fools ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain