Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart 1 WBS My son, forget not my law; but let thy heart keep my commandments; BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 WBS For length of days, and long 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 WBS Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table 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 WBS So shalt thou find favor 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 WBS Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 WBS In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 WBS Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 WBS It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 WBS Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase: BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 WBS So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 WBS My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 WBS For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; 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 WBS Happy 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 WBS For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold. BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 WBS She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 WBS Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 WBS 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 WBS She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one 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 WBS The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 WBS By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 WBS My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 WBS So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 WBS Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 WBS 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 WBS Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 WBS For the LORD will be thy confidence, and 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 WBS 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 WBS Say not to thy neighbor, 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 WBS Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 WBS Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 WBS Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 WBS For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 WBS The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 WBS Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 WBS The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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