Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart 1 Brenton My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 Brenton for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee. BSB BSB: for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 Brenton Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck: BSB BSB: Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Brenton so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men. BSB BSB: Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 Brenton Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 Brenton In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 Brenton Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil. BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 Brenton Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 Brenton Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness: BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 Brenton that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 Brenton My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 Brenton for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives. BSB BSB: for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
The Blessings of Wisdom 13 Brenton Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 Brenton For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver. BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 Brenton And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Brenton For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Brenton Her ways are good ways, and all her paths are peaceful. BSB BSB: All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 Brenton She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is a secure help to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord. BSB BSB: She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 Brenton God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 Brenton By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 Brenton My son, let them not pass from thee , but keep my counsel and understanding:BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 Brenton that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 Brenton and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones: that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble. BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 Brenton For if thou rest, thou shalt be undismayed; and if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly. BSB BSB: When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Brenton And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men. BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 Brenton For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved. BSB BSB: for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 Brenton Forbear not to do good to the poor, whensoever thy hand may have power to help him . BSB BSB: Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 Brenton Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while thou art able to do him good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth. BSB BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 Brenton Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 Brenton Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 Brenton Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways. BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 Brenton For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 Brenton The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 Brenton The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 Brenton The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted their own dishonour. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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