3Proverbs 3

1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:Select Proverbs 3:1

2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.Select Proverbs 3:2

3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:Select Proverbs 3:3

4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.Select Proverbs 3:4

5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.Select Proverbs 3:5

6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.Select Proverbs 3:6

7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.Select Proverbs 3:7

8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.Select Proverbs 3:8

9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Select Proverbs 3:9

10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.Select Proverbs 3:10

11My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:Select Proverbs 3:11

12For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.Select Proverbs 3:12

13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.Select Proverbs 3:13

14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.Select Proverbs 3:14

15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.Select Proverbs 3:15

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

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

18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.Select Proverbs 3:18

19The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.Select Proverbs 3:19

20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.Select Proverbs 3:20

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

22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.Select Proverbs 3:22

23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.Select Proverbs 3:23

24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.Select Proverbs 3:24

25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.Select Proverbs 3:25

26For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.Select Proverbs 3:26

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

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

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

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

31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.Select Proverbs 3:31

32For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.Select Proverbs 3:32

33The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.Select Proverbs 3:33

34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.Select Proverbs 3:34

35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.Select Proverbs 3:35