Proverbs 3 — KJVCP

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