3:1 My son 1121, forget 7911 8799 not my law 8451; but let thine heart 3820 keep 5341 8799 my commandments 4687:

3:2 For length 753 of days 3117, and long 8141 life 2416, and peace 7965, shall they add 3254 8686 to thee.(long…: Heb. years of life)

3:3 Let not mercy 2617 and truth 571 forsake 5800 8799 thee: bind 7194 8798 them about thy neck 1621; write 3789 8798 them upon the table 3871 of thine heart 3820:

3:4 So shalt thou find 4672 8798 favour 2580 and good 2896 understanding 7922 in the sight 5869 of God 430 and man 120.(good…: or, good success)

3:5 Trust 982 8798 in the LORD 3068 with all thine heart 3820; and lean 8172 8735 not unto thine own understanding 998.

3:6 In all thy ways 1870 acknowledge 3045 8798 him, and he shall direct 3474 8762 thy paths 734.

3:7 Be not wise 2450 in thine own eyes 5869: fear 3372 8798 the LORD 3068, and depart 5493 8798 from evil 7451.

3:8 It shall be health 7500 to thy navel 8270, and marrow 8250 to thy bones 6106.(health: Heb. medicine)(marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening)

3:9 Honour 3513 8761 the LORD 3068 with thy substance 1952, and with the firstfruits 7225 of all thine increase 8393:

3:10 So shall thy barns 618 be filled 4390 8735 with plenty 7647, and thy presses 3342 shall burst out 6555 8799 with new wine 8492.

3:11 My son 1121, despise 3988 8799 not the chastening 4148 of the LORD 3068; neither be weary 6973 8799 of his correction 8433:

3:12 For whom the LORD 3068 loveth 157 8799 he correcteth 3198 8686; even as a father 1 the son 1121 [in whom] he delighteth 7521 8799.

3:13 Happy 835 [is] the man 120 [that] findeth 4672 8804 wisdom 2451, and the man 120 [that] getteth 6329 8686 understanding 8394.(that getteth…: Heb. that draweth out understanding)

3:14 For the merchandise 5504 of it [is] better 2896 than the merchandise 5505 of silver 3701, and the gain 8393 thereof than fine gold 2742.

3:15 She [is] more precious 3368 than rubies 6443: and all the things thou canst desire 2656 are not to be compared 7737 8799 unto her.

3:16 Length 753 of days 3117 [is] in her right hand 3225; [and] in her left hand 8040 riches 6239 and honour 3519.

3:17 Her ways 1870 [are] ways 1870 of pleasantness 5278, and all her paths 5410 [are] peace 7965.

3:18 She [is] a tree 6086 of life 2416 to them that lay hold 2388 8688 upon her: and happy 833 8794 [is every one] that retaineth 8551 8802 her.

3:19 The LORD 3068 by wisdom 2451 hath founded 3245 8804 the earth 776; by understanding 8394 hath he established 3559 8790 the heavens 8064.(established: or, prepared)

3:20 By his knowledge 1847 the depths 8415 are broken up 1234 8738, and the clouds 7834 drop down 7491 8799 the dew 2919.

3:21 My son 1121, let not them depart 3868 8799 from thine eyes 5869: keep 5341 8798 sound wisdom 8454 and discretion 4209:

3:22 So shall they be life 2416 unto thy soul 5315, and grace 2580 to thy neck 1621.

3:23 Then shalt thou walk 3212 8799 in thy way 1870 safely 983, and thy foot 7272 shall not stumble 5062 8799.

3:24 When thou liest down 7901 8799, thou shalt not be afraid 6342 8799: yea, thou shalt lie down 7901 8804, and thy sleep 8142 shall be sweet 6149 8804.

3:25 Be not afraid 3372 8799 of sudden 6597 fear 6343, neither of the desolation 7722 of the wicked 7563, when it cometh 935 8799.

3:26 For the LORD 3068 shall be thy confidence 3689, and shall keep 8104 8804 thy foot 7272 from being taken 3921.

3:27 Withhold 4513 8799 not good 2896 from them to whom it is due 1167, when it is in the power 410 of thine hand 3027 to do 6213 8800 [it].(them…: Heb. the owners thereof)

3:28 Say 559 8799 not unto thy neighbour 7453, Go 3212 8798, and come again 7725 8798, and to morrow 4279 I will give 5414 8799; when thou hast 3426 it by thee.

3:29 Devise 2790 8799 not evil 7451 against thy neighbour 7453, seeing he dwelleth 3427 8802 securely 983 by thee.(Devise…: or, Practise no evil)

3:30 Strive 7378 8799 not with a man 120 without cause 2600, if he have done 1580 8804 thee no harm 7451.

3:31 Envy 7065 8762 thou not the oppressor 376 2555, and choose 977 8799 none of his ways 1870.(the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence)

3:32 For the froward 3868 8737 [is] abomination 8441 to the LORD 3068: but his secret 5475 [is] with the righteous 3477.

3:33 The curse 3994 of the LORD 3068 [is] in the house 1004 of the wicked 7563: but he blesseth 1288 8762 the habitation 5116 of the just 6662.

3:34 Surely he scorneth 3887 8686 the scorners 3887 8801: but he giveth 5414 8799 grace 2580 unto the lowly 6035 8675 6041.

3:35 The wise 2450 shall inherit 5157 8799 glory 3519: but shame 7036 shall be the promotion 7311 8688 of fools 3684.(shall be…: Heb. exalteth the fools)

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