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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 3:1 |
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: |
My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, |
| 3:2 |
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. |
For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee. |
| 3:3 |
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: |
Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, |
| 3:4 |
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. |
And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man. |
| 3:5 |
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. |
Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. |
| 3:6 |
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. |
In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths. |
| 3:7 |
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. |
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil. |
| 3:8 |
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. |
Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones. |
| 3:9 |
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: |
Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; |
| 3:10 |
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. |
And filled are thy barns `with' plenty, And `with' new wine thy presses break forth. |
| 3:11 |
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: |
Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, |
| 3:12 |
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. |
For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with. |
| 3:13 |
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. |
O the happiness of a man `who' hath found wisdom, And of a man `who' bringeth forth understanding. |
| 3:14 |
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. |
For better `is' her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase. |
| 3:15 |
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. |
Precious she `is' above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her. |
| 3:16 |
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. |
Length of days `is' in her right hand, In her left `are' wealth and honour. |
| 3:17 |
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
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 every one that retaineth her. |
A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy. |
| 3:19 |
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. |
Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding. |
| 3:20 |
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. |
By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew. |
| 3:21 |
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: |
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness, |
| 3:22 |
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. |
And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. |
| 3:23 |
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. |
Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble. |
| 3:24 |
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. |
If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep. |
| 3:25 |
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. |
Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh. |
| 3:26 |
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. |
For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture. |
| 3:27 |
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. |
Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand `is' toward God 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. |
Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee. |
| 3:29 |
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. |
Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee. |
| 3:30 |
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. |
Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil. |
| 3:31 |
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. |
Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways. |
| 3:32 |
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. |
For an abomination to Jehovah `is' the perverted, And with the upright `is' His secret counsel. |
| 3:33 |
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. |
The curse of Jehovah `is' in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. |
| 3:34 |
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. |
If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace. |
| 3:35 |
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. |
Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame! |
