Proverbs 3
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- 1My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
- 2For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
- 3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
- 4And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
- 5Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
- 6In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
- 7Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
- 8Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
- 9Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
- 10And filled are thy barns `with' plenty, And `with' new wine thy presses break forth.
- 11Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
- 12For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
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- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- אֶ֥ת
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- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[the one] whomH0834A
- יֶאֱהַ֣ב
- יֶאֱהַ֣בye.'e.Havhe lovesH0157G
- יְהוָ֣ה
- יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- יוֹכִ֑יחַ
- יוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achhe reprovesH3198
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- אֶת־
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- בֵּ֥ן
- בֵּ֥ןbena sonH1121A
- יִרְצֶֽה׃
- יִרְצֶֽהyir.Tzeh[whom] he is pleased withH7521
- כִּ֤י
- 13O the happiness of a man `who' hath found wisdom, And of a man `who' bringeth forth understanding.
- 14For better `is' her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.
- 15Precious she `is' above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.
- 16Length of days `is' in her right hand, In her left `are' wealth and honour.
- 17Her ways `are' ways of pleasantness, And all her paths `are' peace.
- 18A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.
- 19Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
- 20By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.
- 21My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
- 22And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
- 23Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
- 24If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
- 25Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
- 26For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
- 27Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand `is' toward God to do `it'.
- 28Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
- 29Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
- 30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
- 31Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
- 32For an abomination to Jehovah `is' the perverted, And with the upright `is' His secret counsel.
- 33The curse of Jehovah `is' in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.
- 34If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
- 35Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
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