Proverbs 3:1-18
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1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
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2 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 thine heart:
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4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
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5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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7 Be not wise in thine 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 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine 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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12 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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14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof 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 unto her.
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16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
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17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
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18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.