Proverbs 3
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Proverbs 3
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| My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: | My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart: |
| For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee. | For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace. |
| Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: | Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart; |
| So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man. | So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men. |
| Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: | Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support. |
| In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths. | In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps. |
| Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: | Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil: |
| It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones. | This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones. |
| Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: | Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase: |
| So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine. | So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine. |
| My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: | My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training: |
| For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. | For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain. |
| Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding. | Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge. |
| For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold. | For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold. |
| She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her. | She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her. |
| Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor. | Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour. |
| Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. | Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace. |
| She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her. | She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her. |
| Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens. | The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place. |
| By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. | By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies. |
| My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion: | My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes. |
| So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. | So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck. |
| Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble. | Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping. |
| When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. | When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you. |
| Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh: | Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers: |
| For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken. | For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net. |
| Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it. | Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. |
| Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee. | Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time. |
| Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. | Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear. |
| Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm. | Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong. |
| Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. | Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example. |
| For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright. | For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright. |
| The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. | The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright. |
| Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly. | He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted. |
| The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools. | The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish. |
