Chapters
Proverbs (31 chapters)
Proverbs 3
1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3
Let not mercy and truth
forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine
heart:
4
So shalt thou find favour 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.
6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine
increase:
10
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out
with new wine.
11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his
correction:
12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom
he delighteth.
13
Happy 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.
15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things 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.
17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every
one that retaineth her.
19
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he
established the heavens.
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:
22
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23
Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, 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.
25
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked,
when it cometh.
26
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being
taken.
27
Withhold not good from
them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of 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.
29
Devise not evil against
thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31
Envy thou not the
oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32
For the froward is abomination to 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.
34
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.