Darby - Proverbs - 3

3:1  My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;

3:2  for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.

3:3  Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

3:4  and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight ofGod and man.

3:5  Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;

3:6  in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.

3:7  Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

3:8  it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.

3:9  Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;

3:10  so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

3:11  My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;

3:12  for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

3:13  Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

3:14  For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

3:15  She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.

3:16  Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.

3:17  Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

3:18  She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.

3:19  Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.

3:20  By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

3:21  My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:

3:22  so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.

3:23  Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;

3:24  when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.

3:25  Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;

3:26  for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken.

3:27  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

3:28  Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.

3:29  Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

3:30  Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

3:31  Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

3:32  For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.

3:33  The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

3:34  He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

3:35  The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.