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Proverbs 3:19-35

19Jehovah by wisdomH2451 foundedH3245 the earthH776;By understandingH8394 he establishedH3559 the heavensH8064.20By his knowledgeH1847 the depthsH8415 were brokenH1234 up,And the skies drop down the dewH2919.21My sonH1121, let them not departH3868 from thine eyesH5869;KeepH5341 soundH8454 wisdomH8454 and discretionH4209:22So shall they beH1961 lifeH5315 unto thy soulH5315,And graceH2580 to thy neckH1621.23ThenH227 shalt thou walk in thy wayH1870 securely,And thy footH7272 shall not stumble.24When thou liest downH7901, thou shalt not be afraidH6342:Yea, thou shalt lieH7901 down, and thy sleepH8142 shall be sweet.25Be not afraidH3372 of sudden fearH3372,Neither of the desolation of the wickedH7563, when it cometh:26For Jehovah will beH1961 thy confidenceH3689,And will keepH8104 thy footH7272 from being taken.27WithholdH4513 not goodH2896 from them to whom it is due,When it is in the power of thy handH3027 to do it.28SayH559 not unto thy neighborH7453, GoH7725, and come again,And to-morrow I will giveH5414;When thou hast it by thee.29Devise not evilH7451 against thy neighborH7453,Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.30Strive not with a manH120 without causeH2600,If he have done thee no harmH7451.31Envy thou not the manH376 of violenceH2555,And chooseH977 none of his waysH1870.32For the perverse is an abominationH8441 to Jehovah;But his friendship is with the uprightH3477.33The curse of Jehovah is in the houseH1004 of the wickedH7563;But he blesseth the habitation of the righteousH6662.34Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers;But he giveth graceH2580 unto the lowly.35The wiseH2450 shall inheritH5157 gloryH3519;But shameH7036 shall be the promotion of foolsH3684.

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