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| [1]My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: |
[1]My son, forget not thou my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments. |
| [2]For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. |
[2]For they shall increase the length of thy days and the years of life, and thy prosperity. |
| [3]Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: |
[3]Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them on thy neck, and write them upon the table of thine heart. |
| [4]So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. |
[4]So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man. |
| [5]Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. |
[5]Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own wisdom. |
| [6]In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. |
[6]In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy ways. |
| [7]Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. |
[7]Be not wise in thine own eyes: but fear the Lord, and depart from evil. |
| [8]It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. |
[8]So health shall be unto thy navel, and marrow unto thy bones. |
| [9]Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: |
[9]Honor the Lord with thy riches, and with the first fruits of all thine increase. |
| [10]So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. |
[10]So shall thy barns be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with new wine. |
| [11]My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: |
[11]My son, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieved with his correction. |
| [12]For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. |
[12]For the Lord correcteth him, whom he loveth, even as the father doth the child in whom he delighteth. |
| [13]Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. |
[13]Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. |
| [14]For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. |
[14]For the merchandise thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof is better than gold. |
| [15]She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. |
[15]It is more precious than pearls: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto her. |
| [16]Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. |
[16]Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory. |
| [17]Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
[17]Her ways are ways of pleasure, and all her paths prosperity. |
| [18]She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. |
[18]She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her. |
| [19]The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. |
[19]The Lord by wisdom hath laid the foundation of the earth, and hath stablished the heavens through understanding. |
| [20]By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. |
[20]By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. |
| [21]My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: |
[21]My son, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but observe wisdom, and counsel. |
| [22]So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. |
[22]So they shall be life to thy soul, and grace unto thy neck. |
| [23]Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. |
[23]Then shalt thou walk safely by thy way: and thy foot shall not stumble. |
| [24]When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. |
[24]If thou sleepest, thou shalt not be afraid, and when thou sleepest, thy sleep shall be sweet. |
| [25]Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. |
[25]Thou shalt not fear for any sudden fear, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh. |
| [26]For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. |
[26]For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserve thy foot from taking. |
| [27]Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. |
[27]Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to do it. |
| [28]Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. |
[28]Say not unto thy neighbor, Go and come again, and tomorrow will I give thee, if thou now have it. |
| [29]Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. |
[29]Intend none hurt against thy neighbor, seeing he doth dwell without fear by thee. |
| [30]Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. |
[30]Strive not with a man causeless, when he hath done thee no harm. |
| [31]Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. |
[31]Be not envious for the wicked man, neither choose any of his ways. |
| [32]For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. |
[32]For the froward is abomination unto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. |
| [33]The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. |
[33]The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. |
| [34]Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. |
[34]With the scornful he scorneth, but he giveth grace unto the humble. |
| [35]The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. |
[35]The wise shall inherit glory: but fools dishonor, though they be exalted. |