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