1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck;
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy
19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of