<TITLE>Proverbs 03</TITLE><BR>Proverbs 3 <BR>1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:<BR>2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.<BR>3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:<BR>4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.<BR>5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.<BR>6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.<BR>7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.<BR>8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.<BR>9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:<BR>10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.<BR>11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:<BR>12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.<BR>13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.<BR>14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.<BR>15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.<BR>16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.<BR>17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.<BR>18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.<BR>19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.<BR>20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.<BR>21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:<BR>22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.<BR>23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.<BR>24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.<BR>25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.<BR>26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.<BR>27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.<BR>28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.<BR>29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.<BR>30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.<BR>31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.<BR>32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.<BR>33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.<BR>34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.<BR>35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.<BR><BR><BR>