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Trust in the Lord
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
The Rewards of Wisdom
My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;
My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
And peace they will add to you.
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Do not let kindness and truth leave you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.
In the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
And He will make your paths straight.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
It will be healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.
And refreshment to your bones.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Honor the LORD from your wealth
And from the first of all your produce;
And from the first of all your produce;
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD
Or loathe His reproof,
Or loathe His reproof,
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
For whom the LORD loves He reproves,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
Blessed is He who Finds Wisdom
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.
And the man who gains understanding.
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
For her profit is better than the profit of silver
And her gain better than fine gold.
And her gain better than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
She is more precious than jewels;
And nothing you desire compares with her.
And nothing you desire compares with her.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.
In her left hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are peace.
And all her paths 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 those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who hold her fast.
And happy are all who hold her fast.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
The LORD by wisdom founded the earth,
By understanding He established the heavens.
By understanding He established the heavens.
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the skies drip with dew.
And the skies drip with dew.
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
My son, let them not vanish from your sight;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
So they will be life to your soul
And adornment to your neck.
And adornment to your neck.
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Then you will walk in your way securely
And your foot will not stumble.
And your foot will not stumble.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
For the LORD will be your confidence
And will keep your foot from being caught.
And will keep your foot from being caught.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in your power to do it.
When it is in your power to do it.
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not devise harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.
While he lives securely beside you.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
If he has done you no harm.
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
And do not choose any of his ways.
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
For the devious are an abomination to the LORD;
But He is intimate with the upright.
But He is intimate with the upright.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Though He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.
Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.