< Proverbs 3 >

1 O son my instruction my may not you forget and commandments my let it keep heart your. 2 For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. 3 Loyalty and faithfulness may not they leave you bind them on necks your write them on [the] tablet of heart your. 4 And find favor and insight good in [the] eyes of God and humankind. 5 Trust to Yahweh with all heart your and to own understanding your may not you depend. 6 In all ways your acknowledge him and he he will make straight paths your. 7 May not you be wise in own eyes your fear Yahweh and turn aside from evil. 8 Healing may it be to navel your and refreshment to bones your. 9 Honor Yahweh from wealth your and from [the] first of all produce your. 10 So they may be filled storehouses your plenty and new wine wine vats your they will burst open. 11 [the] discipline of Yahweh O son my may not you reject and may not you loath rebuke his. 12 For [the one] whom he loves Yahweh he reproves and like a father a son [whom] he is pleased with. 13 How blessed! [is] a person [who] he finds wisdom and a person [who] he obtains understanding. 14 For [is] good profit her more than [the] profit of silver and more than gold gain her. 15 [is] precious She (more than jewels *Qk) and all pleasures your not they compare with her. 16 Length of days [is] in right [hand] her [are] in left [hand] her wealth and honor. 17 Ways her [are] ways of kindness and all pathways her [are] well-being. 18 [is] a tree of Life she to [those who] take hold on her and [those who] hold fast to her [are] called blessed. 19 Yahweh by wisdom he founded [the] earth he established [the] heavens by understanding. 20 By knowledge his [the] depths they were split open and clouds they dripped dew. 21 O son my may not they depart from eyes your keep sound wisdom and discretion. 22 So they may be life for self your and grace for neck your. 23 Then you will walk to security way your and foot your not it will strike. 24 If you will lie down not you will fear and you will lie down and it will be pleasing sleep your. 25 May not you be afraid from terror suddenly and from [the] devastation of wicked [people] that it will come. 26 For Yahweh he will be confidence your and he will keep foot your from capture. 27 May not you withhold good from owners its when belongs to [the] power of (hand your *QK) to do [it]. 28 May not you say (to neighbor your *QK) go and come back and tomorrow I will give [it] and there is with you. 29 May not you devise on neighbor your harm and he [is] dwelling to security with you. 30 May not (you contend *Qk) with anyone without cause if not he has dealt out to you evil. 31 May not you be jealous of a person of violence and may not you choose all ways his. 32 For [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh a crooked [person] and [is] with upright [people] intimacy his. 33 [the] curse of Yahweh [is] on [the] house of [the] wicked and [the] habitation of righteous [people] he blesses. 34 Though mockers he he mocks (and to humble [people] *QK) he gives favor. 35 Honor wise [people] they will inherit and fools [is] lifting up shame.

< Proverbs 3 >