Proverbs 3
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Proverbs 3:19-35

19YhwhH3068 by wisdomH2451 hath foundedH3245 the earthH776; by understandingH8394 hath he establishedH3559 the heavensH8064.1 20By his knowledgeH1847 the depthsH8415 are broken upH1234, and the cloudsH7834 drop downH7491 the dewH2919.

21My sonH1121, let not them departH3868 from thine eyesH5869: keepH5341 sound wisdomH8454 and discretionH4209: 22So shall they be lifeH2416 unto thy soulH5315, and graceH2580 to thy neckH1621. 23Then shalt thou walkH3212 in thy wayH1870 safelyH983, and thy footH7272 shall not stumbleH5062. 24When thou liest downH7901, thou shalt not be afraidH6342: yea, thou shalt lie downH7901, and thy sleepH8142 shall be sweetH6149. 25Be not afraidH3372 of suddenH6597 fearH6343, neither of the desolationH7722 of the wickedH7563, when it comethH935. 26For YhwhH3068 shall be thy confidenceH3689, and shall keepH8104 thy footH7272 from being takenH3921.

27WithholdH4513 not goodH2896 from them to whom it is dueH1167, when it is in the powerH410 of thine handH3027 to doH6213 it.2 28SayH559 not unto thy neighbourH7453, GoH3212, and come againH7725, and to morrowH4279 I will giveH5414; when thou hastH3426 it by thee. 29DeviseH2790 not evilH7451 against thy neighbourH7453, seeing he dwellethH3427 securelyH983 by thee.3

30StriveH7378 not with a manH120 without causeH2600, if he have doneH1580 thee no harmH7451.

31EnvyH7065 thou not the oppressorH2555H376, and chooseH977 none of his waysH1870.4 32For the perverseH3868 is abominationH8441 to YhwhH3068: but his secret counselH5475 is with the righteousH3477.

33The curseH3994 of YhwhH3068 is in the houseH1004 of the wickedH7563: but he blessethH1288 the habitationH5116 of the justH6662. 34Surely he scornethH3887 the scornersH3887: but he givethH5414 graceH2580 unto the lowlyH6041H6035. 35The wiseH2450 shall inheritH5157 gloryH3519: but shameH7036 shall be the promotionH7311 of foolsH3684.5

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 3:19 established: or, prepared. ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 3:27 them…: Heb. the owners thereof. ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 3:29 Devise…: or, Practise no evil. ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 3:31 the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence. ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 3:35 shall be…: Heb. exalteth the fools. ↩

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