Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 2

The Proverbs

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Chapter 3

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  My son, forget not my law; but let thy heart keep my commandments;  

 

 

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  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 thy heart:  

 

 

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4


 

  So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.  

 

 

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5


 

  Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding.  

 

 

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  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.  

 

 

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  Be not wise in thy 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


 

  Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy 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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  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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  For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it 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 to her.  

 

 

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16


 

  Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor.  

 

 

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  Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.  

 

 

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  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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  The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.  

 

 

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  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 thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:  

 

 

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  So shall they be life to 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: but 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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  For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will 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 thy hand to do it.  

 

 

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28


 

  Say not to thy neighbor, 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 neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.  

 

 

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30


 

  Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath 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 to the lowly.  

 

 

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  The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.  

 

 

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