Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart 1 DRA My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments. BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 DRA For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace. BSB BSB: for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 DRA Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables 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 DRA And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men. BSB BSB: Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 DRA Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 DRA In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 DRA I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil: BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 DRA For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 DRA Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits: BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 DRA And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 DRA My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him: BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 DRA For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself. 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 DRA Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence: BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 DRA The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold: BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 DRA She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 DRA Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 DRA Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable. BSB BSB: All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 DRA She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed. BSB BSB: She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 DRA The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 DRA By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 DRA My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel: BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 DRA And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth. BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 DRA Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble: BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 DRA If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, 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 DRA Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee. BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 DRA For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken. BSB BSB: for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 DRA Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also. BSB BSB: Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 DRA Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present. BSB BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 DRA Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 DRA Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 DRA Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways: BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 DRA For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 DRA Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 DRA He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 DRA The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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