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Trust in the Lord

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

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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart

My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,

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For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

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for length of days and years of life
and peace they will add to you.

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

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Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.

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

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So you will find favor and good successa
in the sight of God and man.

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Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.

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In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.

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Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

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Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

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

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It will be healing to your fleshb
and refreshmentc to your bones.

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Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

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Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your produce;

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So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

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My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,

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For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.

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Blessed is He who Finds Wisdom

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,

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For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

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for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than gold.

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

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She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.

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Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

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Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.

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Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

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Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.

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She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

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She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.

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The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

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The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding he established the heavens;

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By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

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by his knowledge the deeps broke open,
and the clouds drop down the dew.

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My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

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My son, do not lose sight of these —
keep sound wisdom and discretion,

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So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

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and they will be life for your soul
and adornment for your neck.

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Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

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Then you will walk on your way securely,
and your foot will not stumble.

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When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

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If you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

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Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

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Do not be afraid of sudden terror
or of the ruind of the wicked, when it comes,

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For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

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for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being caught.

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

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Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,e
when it is in your power to do it.

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

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Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
tomorrow I will give it” — when you have it with you.

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Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

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Do not plan evil against your neighbor,
who dwells trustingly beside you.

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Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

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Do not contend with a man for no reason,
when he has done you no harm.

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Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

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Do not envy a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,

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For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

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for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.

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The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

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The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

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Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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Toward the scorners he is scornful,
but to the humble he gives favor.f

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The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

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The wise will inherit honor,
but fools getg disgrace.

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Proverbs 3

Proverbs 3