Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart 1 DBY My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments; BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 DBY for length of days, 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 DBY Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart: BSB BSB: Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 DBY and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. BSB BSB: Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 DBY Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence; BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 DBY in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 DBY Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 DBY it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 DBY Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase; BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 DBY so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 DBY My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement; BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 DBY for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 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 DBY Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 DBY For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold. BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 DBY She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 DBY Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 DBY Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. BSB BSB: All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 DBY She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her. BSB BSB: She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 DBY Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 DBY By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 DBY My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion: BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 DBY so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck. BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 DBY Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble; BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 DBY when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet. BSB BSB: When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 DBY Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh; BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 DBY for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken. BSB BSB: for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 DBY Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. BSB BSB: Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 DBY Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee. BSB BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 DBY Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 DBY Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 DBY Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 DBY For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 DBY The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 DBY He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 DBY The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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