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Proverbs 2:1--3:35

2:1

My son
<01121>_,

if thou wilt receive
<03947> (8799)

my words
<0561>_,

and hide
<06845> (8799)

my commandments
<04687>

with thee;

2:2

So that thou incline
<07181> (8687)

thine ear
<0241>

unto wisdom
<02451>_,

[and] apply
<05186> (8686)

thine heart
<03820>

to understanding
<08394>_;

2:3

Yea, if thou criest
<07121> (8799)

after knowledge
<0998>_,

[and] liftest up
<05414> (8799)

thy voice
<06963>

for understanding
<08394>_;

{liftest...: Heb. givest thy voice}

2:4

If thou seekest
<01245> (8762)

her as silver
<03701>_,

and searchest
<02664> (8799)

for her as [for] hid treasures
<04301>_;

2:5

Then shalt thou understand
<0995> (8799)

the fear
<03374>

of the LORD
<03068>_,

and find
<04672> (8799)

the knowledge
<01847>

of God
<0430>_.

2:6

For the LORD
<03068>

giveth
<05414> (8799)

wisdom
<02451>_:

out of his mouth
<06310>

[cometh] knowledge
<01847>

and understanding
<08394>_.

2:7

He layeth up
<06845> (8799) (8675) <06845> (8804)

sound wisdom
<08454>

for the righteous
<03477>_:

[he is] a buckler
<04043>

to them that walk
<01980> (8802)

uprightly
<08537>_.

2:8

He keepeth
<05341> (8800)

the paths
<0734>

of judgment
<04941>_,

and preserveth
<08104> (8799)

the way
<01870>

of his saints
<02623>_.

2:9

Then shalt thou understand
<0995> (8799)

righteousness
<06664>_,

and judgment
<04941>_,

and equity
<04339>_;

[yea], every good
<02896>

path
<04570>_.

2:10

When wisdom
<02451>

entereth
<0935> (8799)

into thine heart
<03820>_,

and knowledge
<01847>

is pleasant
<05276> (8799)

unto thy soul
<05315>_;

2:11

Discretion
<04209>

shall preserve
<08104> (8799)

thee, understanding
<08394>

shall keep
<05341> (8799)

thee:

2:12

To deliver
<05337> (8687)

thee from the way
<01870>

of the evil
<07451>

[man], from the man
<0376>

that speaketh
<01696> (8764)

froward things
<08419>_;

2:13

Who leave
<05800> (8802)

the paths
<0734>

of uprightness
<03476>_,

to walk
<03212> (8800)

in the ways
<01870>

of darkness
<02822>_;

2:14

Who rejoice
<08056>

to do
<06213> (8800)

evil
<07451>_,

[and] delight
<01523> (8799)

in the frowardness
<08419>

of the wicked
<07451>_;

2:15

Whose ways
<0734>

[are] crooked
<06141>_,

and [they] froward
<03868> (8737)

in their paths
<04570>_:

2:16

To deliver
<05337> (8687)

thee from the strange
<02114> (8801)

woman
<0802>_,

[even] from the stranger
<05237>

[which] flattereth
<02505> (8689)

with her words
<0561>_;

2:17

Which forsaketh
<05800> (8802)

the guide
<0441>

of her youth
<05271>_,

and forgetteth
<07911> (8804)

the covenant
<01285>

of her God
<0430>_.

2:18

For her house
<01004>

inclineth
<07743> (8804)

unto death
<04194>_,

and her paths
<04570>

unto the dead
<07496>_.

2:19

None that go
<0935> (8802)

unto her return again
<07725> (8799)_,

neither take they hold
<05381> (8686)

of the paths
<0734>

of life
<02416>_.

2:20

That thou mayest walk
<03212> (8799)

in the way
<01870>

of good
<02896>

[men], and keep
<08104> (8799)

the paths
<0734>

of the righteous
<06662>_.

2:21

For the upright
<03477>

shall dwell
<07931> (8799)

in the land
<0776>_,

and the perfect
<08549>

shall remain
<03498> (8735)

in it.

2:22

But the wicked
<07563>

shall be cut off
<03772> (8735)

from the earth
<0776>_,

and the transgressors
<0898> (8802)

shall be rooted out
<05255> (8799)

of it. {rooted: or, plucked up}

3:1

My son
<01121>_,

forget
<07911> (8799)

not my law
<08451>_;

but let thine heart
<03820>

keep
<05341> (8799)

my commandments
<04687>_:

3:2

For length
<0753>

of days
<03117>_,

and long
<08141>

life
<02416>_,

and peace
<07965>_,

shall they add
<03254> (8686)

to thee. {long...: Heb. years of life}

3:3

Let not mercy
<02617>

and truth
<0571>

forsake
<05800> (8799)

thee: bind
<07194> (8798)

them about thy neck
<01621>_;

write
<03789> (8798)

them upon the table
<03871>

of thine heart
<03820>_:

3:4

So shalt thou find
<04672> (8798)

favour
<02580>

and good
<02896>

understanding
<07922>

in the sight
<05869>

of God
<0430>

and man
<0120>_.

{good...: or, good success}

3:5

Trust
<0982> (8798)

in the LORD
<03068>

with all thine heart
<03820>_;

and lean
<08172> (8735)

not unto thine own understanding
<0998>_.

3:6

In all thy ways
<01870>

acknowledge
<03045> (8798)

him, and he shall direct
<03474> (8762)

thy paths
<0734>_.

3:7

Be not wise
<02450>

in thine own eyes
<05869>_:

fear
<03372> (8798)

the LORD
<03068>_,

and depart
<05493> (8798)

from evil
<07451>_.

3:8

It shall be health
<07500>

to thy navel
<08270>_,

and marrow
<08250>

to thy bones
<06106>_.

{health: Heb. medicine} {marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening}

3:9

Honour
<03513> (8761)

the LORD
<03068>

with thy substance
<01952>_,

and with the firstfruits
<07225>

of all thine increase
<08393>_:

3:10

So shall thy barns
<0618>

be filled
<04390> (8735)

with plenty
<07647>_,

and thy presses
<03342>

shall burst out
<06555> (8799)

with new wine
<08492>_.

3:11

My son
<01121>_,

despise
<03988> (8799)

not the chastening
<04148>

of the LORD
<03068>_;

neither be weary
<06973> (8799)

of his correction
<08433>_:

3:12

For whom the LORD
<03068>

loveth
<0157> (8799)

he correcteth
<03198> (8686)_;

even as a father
<01>

the son
<01121>

[in whom] he delighteth
<07521> (8799)_.

3:13

Happy
<0835>

[is] the man
<0120>

[that] findeth
<04672> (8804)

wisdom
<02451>_,

and the man
<0120>

[that] getteth
<06329> (8686)

understanding
<08394>_.

{that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}

3:14

For the merchandise
<05504>

of it [is] better
<02896>

than the merchandise
<05505>

of silver
<03701>_,

and the gain
<08393>

thereof than fine gold
<02742>_.

3:15

She [is] more precious
<03368>

than rubies
<06443>_:

and all the things thou canst desire
<02656>

are not to be compared
<07737> (8799)

unto her.

3:16

Length
<0753>

of days
<03117>

[is] in her right hand
<03225>_;

[and] in her left hand
<08040>

riches
<06239>

and honour
<03519>_.

3:17

Her ways
<01870>

[are] ways
<01870>

of pleasantness
<05278>_,

and all her paths
<05410>

[are] peace
<07965>_.

3:18

She [is] a tree
<06086>

of life
<02416>

to them that lay hold
<02388> (8688)

upon her: and happy
<0833> (8794)

[is every one] that retaineth
<08551> (8802)

her.

3:19

The LORD
<03068>

by wisdom
<02451>

hath founded
<03245> (8804)

the earth
<0776>_;

by understanding
<08394>

hath he established
<03559> (8790)

the heavens
<08064>_.

{established: or, prepared}

3:20

By his knowledge
<01847>

the depths
<08415>

are broken up
<01234> (8738)_,

and the clouds
<07834>

drop down
<07491> (8799)

the dew
<02919>_.

3:21

My son
<01121>_,

let not them depart
<03868> (8799)

from thine eyes
<05869>_:

keep
<05341> (8798)

sound wisdom
<08454>

and discretion
<04209>_:

3:22

So shall they be life
<02416>

unto thy soul
<05315>_,

and grace
<02580>

to thy neck
<01621>_.

3:23

Then shalt thou walk
<03212> (8799)

in thy way
<01870>

safely
<0983>_,

and thy foot
<07272>

shall not stumble
<05062> (8799)_.

3:24

When thou liest down
<07901> (8799)_,

thou shalt not be afraid
<06342> (8799)_:

yea, thou shalt lie down
<07901> (8804)_,

and thy sleep
<08142>

shall be sweet
<06149> (8804)_.

3:25

Be not afraid
<03372> (8799)

of sudden
<06597>

fear
<06343>_,

neither of the desolation
<07722>

of the wicked
<07563>_,

when it cometh
<0935> (8799)_.

3:26

For the LORD
<03068>

shall be thy confidence
<03689>_,

and shall keep
<08104> (8804)

thy foot
<07272>

from being taken
<03921>_.

3:27

Withhold
<04513> (8799)

not good
<02896>

from them to whom it is due
<01167>_,

when it is in the power
<0410>

of thine hand
<03027>

to do
<06213> (8800)

[it]. {them...: Heb. the owners thereof}

3:28

Say
<0559> (8799)

not unto thy neighbour
<07453>_,

Go
<03212> (8798)_,

and come again
<07725> (8798)_,

and to morrow
<04279>

I will give
<05414> (8799)_;

when thou hast
<03426>

it by thee.

3:29

Devise
<02790> (8799)

not evil
<07451>

against thy neighbour
<07453>_,

seeing he dwelleth
<03427> (8802)

securely
<0983>

by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}

3:30

Strive
<07378> (8799)

not with a man
<0120>

without cause
<02600>_,

if he have done
<01580> (8804)

thee no harm
<07451>_.

3:31

Envy
<07065> (8762)

thou not the oppressor
<0376> <02555>_,

and choose
<0977> (8799)

none of his ways
<01870>_.

{the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}

3:32

For the froward
<03868> (8737)

[is] abomination
<08441>

to the LORD
<03068>_:

but his secret
<05475>

[is] with the righteous
<03477>_.

3:33

The curse
<03994>

of the LORD
<03068>

[is] in the house
<01004>

of the wicked
<07563>_:

but he blesseth
<01288> (8762)

the habitation
<05116>

of the just
<06662>_.

3:34

Surely he scorneth
<03887> (8686)

the scorners
<03887> (8801)_:

but he giveth
<05414> (8799)

grace
<02580>

unto the lowly
<06035> (8675) <06041>_.

3:35

The wise
<02450>

shall inherit
<05157> (8799)

glory
<03519>_:

but shame
<07036>

shall be the promotion
<07311> (8688)

of fools
<03684>_.

{shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools}